| Why when a question arises of who was the | | | | definition in this modern world. In India's |
| father of India, only one answer comes to every | | | | metropolitan cities youth have different lifestyle |
| Indian's mind i.e. Late Mr. Mohan Das Karam Chand | | | | and way of thinking. They enjoy their life with all |
| Gandhi, which proves that there must be | | | | modern day facilities. With coming of multinationals |
| something in that gentleman that all Indians still | | | | in India, people are moving abroad settling down |
| remember him as father of the nation. Indian's | | | | at various places across the globe. Accepting and |
| had had the honour of having a lady who helped | | | | involving themselves with new cultures and |
| many needy and helpless people to live their lives | | | | traditions. Trend of nuclear families is increasing as |
| with great respect, who has actually designed | | | | women were becoming a part of growing work |
| their lives and helped them to stand on their own | | | | force. Literacy rates have been increased and |
| feet in this world; it was none other but Late | | | | jobs are available in tier - 1 an tier - 2 cities. |
| Mother Teresa, the lady who devoted all her life | | | | However, still much of the travelling in India was |
| in the well being of people of India. However, to | | | | always directed to religious places, binding this |
| become a parent of anyone like country, child or | | | | growing middle class with their culture and |
| any human being, one should not think about | | | | traditions. Fulfilling basic needs of parents and |
| benefit. However in whole how the preaching's | | | | taking care of them was always a priority. |
| given to the young minds will affect the | | | | Children's earn respect and society was always |
| community? | | | | grateful to those who have managed their |
| Indian Parents: So Old but so Young | | | | parents and family together. Such children's' have |
| As mentioned above, the approach opted by the | | | | always became examples for others. |
| parents in India is quite different. Indian movie | | | | Introspection time: Parents & Children's |
| industry famously named as Bollywood still making | | | | With culture and traditions connected together |
| movies on old approach followed by various | | | | and having in mind that how parents contributed in |
| leaders of India during Independence i.e. truth and | | | | the development of the young's; it is high time for |
| non violence. Movies made on such subjects were | | | | them to understand the value of parents. As they |
| not only breaking records in terms of business, | | | | were those who have supported their education |
| however, were also grabbing national awards. It is | | | | and made them standing in this world of versatile |
| true that all the across the globe parents care | | | | cultures? Allowing them to move forward and |
| about their children's, but in India parents have | | | | take opportunities notwithstanding the fact that |
| different kind of attachment and expectations, | | | | they may move away from them. |
| Joint family system, although depleting but very | | | | It cannot be denied that there were such Indian |
| slowly. Arrange marriages - which were simply | | | | youth who have responded well and with growing |
| defined as marriages made in heaven. Bride | | | | salaries so many of them have brought their |
| & Bridegroom were very happy to spend | | | | parents from remotest of areas to the big cities, |
| their whole life with a person selected by their | | | | fact holds true, as we may see the size of |
| parents, and it was also believed in India that if | | | | important cities expended substantially, but the |
| you reincarnate then you would meet the same | | | | figures were quite minuscule. Thrust should be |
| person for next seven times you were born on | | | | given to such kind of initiatives and opportunity |
| Earth and get married to him/her. | | | | should always being provided to parents to |
| Middle class: Modern yet Sophisticated | | | | acquaint themselves with the modern lifestyle. |
| Indian middle class have a totally different | | | | The views mentioned are author's personal views. |