Sunday, 7th January 2007
Indian Youth and Pop Culture
Highly paid, widely traveled, extremely sensitive, dressed in indecent clothing, claustrophobic work culture, maddening traffic manners and artificial socializing characterize youth of today in a world that is frustratingly filled with Page 3 parties. As the culture bridge between the maverick West and the once traditional East narrows, it is worthwhile measuring if the right balance is being achieved and are the youth being smart in choosing the best of both worlds. A reality check is needed on whether the changes in the youth's conceptions are correct.
Culture is probably one thing that restrains the mind from straying and falling prey to thoughts which seemingly rational and interesting ultimately lead to mayhem. The misconception that getting Westernised is synchronous with improvement has housed itself in the minds of the youth. While in some cultures, it is not absurd to end up in bed with someone you just danced with at a party and believe that you are thinking and acting rationally. Hopefully our culture can stay away from such impressions.
Media is probably the biggest culprit and facilitator in glorifying sensation, thereby diverting the attention of the youth from the ground realities. Bangalore Times is one newspaper media that comes to mind right off the bat. The youth today are falling prey to the worst of values that are unfortunately glamorized by a section of the media ultimately succumbing to a culture whose birth was uncalled for.
From my brief stay in Bangalore, i see that the Pop Culture is well and truly going strong in India. For the time being i only see the youth spiraling into a culture which is similar to the western US with no shortage of bare midriffs and drug abuse. Hopefully i will be proved wrong.
Posted by Nikhil on Sunday, 7th January 2007 in Life in General | Fun | Nonsense