India,
the ‘golden bird’ of the ancient time was liberal in nature. But with passage
of the different phases of history and different ages, India has somewhere lost
this liberal quality. Where in ancient times the women were allowed to choose
their own husband, today this has undergone a change, a change to such an
extent that today when a girl confesses her love for a particular person she is
forced to live in denial of marrying him and if she takes the matter in her hands
she is declared a dark patch on the name of her family which allows the girl’s
relatives to do anything with her, even kill her and this is termed as honour
killing. Unlike the other country’s society, in India the family have a greater
say over the life of an individual especially the parents, so much so that the
real desires and
In today’s time all the individuals are bound by various norms: family norms, social norms, religious norms, moral norms, civil norms and what not. And every individual is supposed to follow them all or else they would be considered not fit for the society. All the decisions of the person’s life are taken by his or her parents or at least they have a major say in it. Undoubtedly they have seen the world and they are more knowledgeable and wiser than their young ones, but many times they overlook the fact that their decisions are not what their children want. This is what that has to be understood by the parents. It is very necessary that they learn to talk to their children and understand even their point of view. This is needed to reduce the generation gap which is
I do not say that the parents should abandon their children and let them do whatever they want but the regulation of understanding where and how much to interfere in their child’s life is required. Many people say that this is the nature of western country’s society but I totally disagree. Change is mandatory and unstoppable, but we need to make sure that this change is for the betterment of the society. But the very topic of ‘liberalization’ brings into limelight the fact that the Indian society somewhere is
thoughts
of the person is not even taken into consideration.
In today’s time all the individuals are bound by various norms: family norms, social norms, religious norms, moral norms, civil norms and what not. And every individual is supposed to follow them all or else they would be considered not fit for the society. All the decisions of the person’s life are taken by his or her parents or at least they have a major say in it. Undoubtedly they have seen the world and they are more knowledgeable and wiser than their young ones, but many times they overlook the fact that their decisions are not what their children want. This is what that has to be understood by the parents. It is very necessary that they learn to talk to their children and understand even their point of view. This is needed to reduce the generation gap which is
widening
with every passing time. Parents fail to realise that the time is changing
rapidly and with that comes difference in the mindset of the people which
ultimately affects the society. They have to adapt to this change and accept
it, so that they can understand their children and help them make the correct
choices in their life.
I do not say that the parents should abandon their children and let them do whatever they want but the regulation of understanding where and how much to interfere in their child’s life is required. Many people say that this is the nature of western country’s society but I totally disagree. Change is mandatory and unstoppable, but we need to make sure that this change is for the betterment of the society. But the very topic of ‘liberalization’ brings into limelight the fact that the Indian society somewhere is
moving
backward. There is a very serious need to understand and correctly address this
issue.
And this was all about Minding the Gap - the GENERATION GAP.
Article by - Shashank chaudhary
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