After days of blogs and videos about the general elections
in the country, it was youtube browsing as usual when I landed on a Tamil
debate show. It was on the topic of societal changes and its impact on the
younger generation. While debating on the gains/losses of the younger lot, the
predominantly older lot of panelists did little to actually probe the changes
and rather struck to rhetoric and kollywood dialogues. I must admit that it is
what drives the populace to watch it but it also got me into thinking about the
millions of articles and speeches spread across the internet preaching the
losses borne by the young folks due to the social transformations in the
country. This urged me to bleed down my opinions in this blog.
A week doesn't pass without the mention of the tradition and culture lost as a result of modernization, especially in the Tamil media. I am sure many would concede that although we wish to spend time in nature’s beauty in the countryside breathing in fresh air and enjoying the soft breeze by the farms it is evident we can’t give up the accessibility available in the congested hustling cities for more than a weekend, especially the ones habituated to having everything door delivered. Also the hypocrisy in judging the growth of IT industry is another nightmare almost every engineer faces on his/her visit to the village. While the incomes and living standards are welcomed, the long working hours and professional stress is detested. Another point argued upon was the changes in culinary practices that have led to health discrepancies arising earlier than usual. It is indeed true but it is also essential to understand that the current generation has appraised the pros and cons of the same and is growing to be more conscious than it was a decade back. Certainly the customs have changed and I do not have any animosity against the traditional customs but I am also of the opinion that traditions are dynamic. They alter as time flies by.
Hence it is time the infatuation for serene villages and classical fashion is given up for adaptation into relevant lifestyles because the former will be history not very long from now. As Thomas Jefferson put it “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past”, we must learn to appreciate the enhancements and swallow the deficiencies as graciously as we can.
A week doesn't pass without the mention of the tradition and culture lost as a result of modernization, especially in the Tamil media. I am sure many would concede that although we wish to spend time in nature’s beauty in the countryside breathing in fresh air and enjoying the soft breeze by the farms it is evident we can’t give up the accessibility available in the congested hustling cities for more than a weekend, especially the ones habituated to having everything door delivered. Also the hypocrisy in judging the growth of IT industry is another nightmare almost every engineer faces on his/her visit to the village. While the incomes and living standards are welcomed, the long working hours and professional stress is detested. Another point argued upon was the changes in culinary practices that have led to health discrepancies arising earlier than usual. It is indeed true but it is also essential to understand that the current generation has appraised the pros and cons of the same and is growing to be more conscious than it was a decade back. Certainly the customs have changed and I do not have any animosity against the traditional customs but I am also of the opinion that traditions are dynamic. They alter as time flies by.
Hence it is time the infatuation for serene villages and classical fashion is given up for adaptation into relevant lifestyles because the former will be history not very long from now. As Thomas Jefferson put it “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past”, we must learn to appreciate the enhancements and swallow the deficiencies as graciously as we can.
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