Understanding modern day problems from youth perspective

Ideal World
What is your idea of an ideal world ? How many of you think we live in that world ?

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Today, we have all that we want

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Are we missing something?

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Leisure time with family?

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Healthy Sports ?

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True Friendship?

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Creativity?

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Quality time with friends?

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Life itself ?

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Life is calling!
Problems

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Gradation of problems

Global problems
Family problems Problems in Society Family I vi ndi dual problems s pr em obl

Society problems

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What problems affect you most?

The impact of a problem is inversely proportional to the number of people it affects
You might even consider it a part of life!
Corruption

The problems that affect us most are the problems we face everyday

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What would be decisive in elections?

Terrorism?

Rising onion prices?

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Personal problems
Personal problems affect us most These occur on a daily basis
Small problems, but keep irritating you Affects the quality of life

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Personal problems
Goal crisis
Aimless life Improper role models

Emotional Crisis:
Depressions Aloofness Identity Crisis Alcohol Drugs

Ethical Crisis:
Lack of courtesy towards others Me only attitude

Stress
Career stress Exam stress
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ALOOFNESS

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IDENTITY CRISIS

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CAREER STRESS

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How do you address the problems?

One easy way out of all the problems is to ignore them
How many of us watch sad documentaries?

How about personal problems?

It is not easy to ignore them

Take help from Alcohol, Drugs !

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Where is the kick?

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Other factors : Peer pressure

The perceptions
It is cool to do drugs/smoke/consume alcohol I can control it. I am not an addict
Then, leave it !

My dad smokes

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The sad truth

Unfortunately, alcohol or drugs do not solve problems
Our health degrades Our ability to fight problems decreases The problem does not go away

We end up with more problems than before !

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The sad truth

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How else?
To solve problems, you need to face them You get a lot of jobs if you have Build your inner strength 10th. completed your
Disciplined lifestyle Why did you all not give up studies after Active sports andyour 10th? exercises Healthy diet Willingness to sacrifice something for achieving better

You wanted something better.

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Ethical crisis : Ragging

Ragging is a way where the seniors and juniors get to know each other
If so, then let the seniors sing and dance and introduce themselves Why harass poor freshers ? Results in deaths, injury

In reality, ragging is nothing but a sadistic behavior

Even when not physically harmful
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Stress
The data presented here is based primarily on IT professionals We have chosen this industry because the data is easily available and this is where we are all headed In reality, all experience stress

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Stress
Stress is a natural reaction of a body when it has to face unusual circumstances
It helps one to be more active A little stress keeps you from wasting time before exams Vanishes when the circumstances go away

It becomes a problem when repeated unusual circumstances leads to permanent stress

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Causes of stress
Inability in coping with internal or external threats one falls prey to stress. Much stress today is occurring through emotions such as aggressions, impatience and fear kindling the bodys stress responses. Other causes could be unhealthy diet, smoking, drugs, improper work pattern and financial insecurity. The most basic cause of stress, anxiety and depression is conflict of inner being - resulting from lack of clear aims and ideals in life, negligence of sentiments, life not in communion with Nature

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A recent survey by NIMHANS

19% felt they were being edgy and bad tempered

36%qualified as probable psychiatric cases

28% felt being constantly under strain

14% felt they were being socially disfunctional

More women reported somatic symptoms like not feeling in good health and feeling ill than men
Reported in HINDUSTAN TIMES on MAY 4 , 2008

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FAMILY PROBLEMS

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Problems among parents and children

Generation gap Nuclear families leading to untrained parents Parents not practicing what they preach Parents defining the goals for students
Urge to achieve their goals in their children

Fast changing lifestyle leading to newer challenges Rising number of old age homes
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Problems among spouses

Fast changing lifestyle leading to newer challenges Lack of time for each other Demanding more than giving Insufficient counseling Refusal to accept that there is a problem

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Divorce rates in Bangalore

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PROBLEMS IN SOCIETY

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Societys problems
Economic disparity
Poverty Growing crime

Corruption Hatred and division of society based on caste, creed, religion Lack of courtesy towards another

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Economic Disparity
Disparity in wealth distribution leads to social problems
Increasing crime Corruption
One wants to maintain the living similar to ones richer neighbour Spends more than ones income Opulent weddings

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Corruption
The total budget of the local authorities, state government and central government for the development of the nation is approximately Rupees 20 lakh crores every year If this amount was spent equally among 600 districts, each district would get about 3333 crores
Can spend Rs 9 crores every day on development

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Corruption
Corruption is seen at various levels in the society
People are corrupt at their levels How many of us here have given a cop money to escape a traffic fine?

Imagine if we root out corruption from our lives how would the world be?

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Global problems
Terrorism Global warming Economic slowdown Energy crisis Population explosion

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What do you see in the world around you?

I t s t w or d you w antt lve i s hi he l o i n?

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We are sitting on a time bomb !

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Confused ?

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Path to Ideal World

What can you do to go from here to achieve your ideal world?

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