<p>India’s young can be termed as its biggest strength. It surely aids and assists in the face of global competition. But there’s another gruesome side to the story. <br /><br />The young are willing to do anything on national television and go to any extent for money and fame. And television too is not far behind in starting a new channel everyday for the youth. <br /><br />Metrolife spoke to a few youngsters and asked them what they think about these shows and whether they are dedicated to the young. Do these channels portray the youth in good light? <br /><br />“The young have always been really different from older generations. More brazen, they are are always compared to the older generation and this has been happening for centuries now,” says Jomon Philipose, a professional. <br /><br />But do the young, on screen represent what the current generation is about? “Not at all. If these shows really portray reality then it is shocking to see how dumb and hollow the youth of the nation are,” says Ashwin Varghese, a student. <br /><br />Others agree. “These TV shows don’t represent the young people in the country. But having said that, we still like to watch these programmes for fun. There are many good things they can focus on but they choose to show such things on TV for money,” says Mohammed Afnan, a student. <br /><br />People feel that only a certain section of people are shown on TV for their entertainment value. <br /><br />“They only show those people on television nowadays who would be willing to slap their boyfriend on camera and feel good about themselves for doing so,” says Arun Shenan, a student. <br /><br />“Most of these people are between 18 and 23 years and don’t even think of the long term repercussion of doing such things,” he adds. “Someone not cheating on TV is not fun to watch so obviously they pick up characters who would create drama on screen,” says Ashwin. <br /><br />And channels have found a new way of creating entertainment which borders on voyeurism.<br /><br /> “People do such things when they are young and television channels have just stumbled upon this simple fact and have decided to make money from it. It doesn’t reflect on the majority of youngsters,” says Vritika Sinha, an IT professional. The public have always had a taste for scandals so it’s not just the young who watch these shows, the older ones don’t miss these shows. “Reality shows aren’t there to do justice to the youth of today or to teach them anything worthwhile. They only show what sells,” says Jomon.<br /></p>
<p>India’s young can be termed as its biggest strength. It surely aids and assists in the face of global competition. But there’s another gruesome side to the story. <br /><br />The young are willing to do anything on national television and go to any extent for money and fame. And television too is not far behind in starting a new channel everyday for the youth. <br /><br />Metrolife spoke to a few youngsters and asked them what they think about these shows and whether they are dedicated to the young. Do these channels portray the youth in good light? <br /><br />“The young have always been really different from older generations. More brazen, they are are always compared to the older generation and this has been happening for centuries now,” says Jomon Philipose, a professional. <br /><br />But do the young, on screen represent what the current generation is about? “Not at all. If these shows really portray reality then it is shocking to see how dumb and hollow the youth of the nation are,” says Ashwin Varghese, a student. <br /><br />Others agree. “These TV shows don’t represent the young people in the country. But having said that, we still like to watch these programmes for fun. There are many good things they can focus on but they choose to show such things on TV for money,” says Mohammed Afnan, a student. <br /><br />People feel that only a certain section of people are shown on TV for their entertainment value. <br /><br />“They only show those people on television nowadays who would be willing to slap their boyfriend on camera and feel good about themselves for doing so,” says Arun Shenan, a student. <br /><br />“Most of these people are between 18 and 23 years and don’t even think of the long term repercussion of doing such things,” he adds. “Someone not cheating on TV is not fun to watch so obviously they pick up characters who would create drama on screen,” says Ashwin. <br /><br />And channels have found a new way of creating entertainment which borders on voyeurism.<br /><br /> “People do such things when they are young and television channels have just stumbled upon this simple fact and have decided to make money from it. It doesn’t reflect on the majority of youngsters,” says Vritika Sinha, an IT professional. The public have always had a taste for scandals so it’s not just the young who watch these shows, the older ones don’t miss these shows. “Reality shows aren’t there to do justice to the youth of today or to teach them anything worthwhile. They only show what sells,” says Jomon.<br /></p>
