2nd Aug '10
The youth of today in spite of having a traditional background have a new approach towards people who are different from them. Unlike earlier times, when the youngsters meet people from different cultures they accept them without any apprehensions. It's not what their parents, uncles, aunts or grandparents would generally do.
This change is visible in the metro cities of our country. While introducing ourselves we normally do not tell the name of our hometown, earlier this wasn't the case. People joining new offices or meeting new people introduce themselves with their educational background rather than their social or cultural background.
Not only social and cultural differences the youth are also more sensitive towards differently-abled people, treating a physically challenged person as normal and opposing anyone who discriminates them. This not only helps in changing their friends' attitudes towards such people but also their families' point of view is changed. If the need arises, youngsters today correct their elders if they make any comments about people different from them.
The world sees India as a land of diverse cultures and there are indeed many geographical differences between the people of India. But not letting these geographical differences come in the way of the unity of the country is of utmost importance.
India's mindset towards people from different areas or who look different has certainly changed and it is mostly because of the youth who have not incorporated discrimination in their lives. The need for this change was felt long back but any change in the society takes time to make its mark.
Now it doesn't matter whether you are a North Indian, South Indian or from North East. All that matters is your manner in which you present yourself. Everyone accepts well educated and friendly people and do not go into the family details. In fact informing about your family background or hometown can sometimes show you in the wrong light.
The changing attitude or one can say a more sensitive attitude towards people who are different is a welcome change. Accepting people as they are and treating them as one of us should be appreciated so that the younger generations to come also adopt this practice to make Indians more amiable amongst themselves.
Change or a shift in mindset would come gradually with time. There are always negative and positive sides to every kind of change. If there's a positive change in the context of acceptability, there is also a negative change of growing more and more materialistic, the growth that we see is not the growth of human beings but the growth of Greed in their every day lives.
ReplyDeleteWe must also understand the there is a place beyond the territorial limits if our cities. India is a vast country, you can't even quantify the term Vast. It stretches for miles and miles, and there is a different thing every few miles, yet somehow we seem to be sticking together whether it's out of compulsion or compassion.
'evolution leads revolution' rightly said and
ReplyDeletemay be this is the reason things are gradually falling at place..
Aditya, I have not delved into the area of being materialistic but acceptability is certainly something that I have observed around me and also in the masses.
ReplyDeleteWe are sticking together more out of compassion if we think at the grass root level.
Ritzy, I have observed this acceptance of others a lot these days. It will certainly bring unity and compassion in the lives of people.
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