In the age of globalization, forward moving, modernization, LGBTQ rights and social equality ideology,

youths are usually at the forefront fighting for such beliefs and rights. Youths gather and promote as
organizations in universities where much of their opinions and philosophy are put in action. In most
recent years many youths have taken the challenge of supporting LGBTQ rights and feminism
especially in western countries, slowly spreading to Asia, Middle East and other countries of the world.
The root and heart of these movements begin with youths and their fight for justice for all. Yet a survey
recently conducted in India, gave me a hint of how culture and adult influence still has a powerful grip
on youths as their development. In India, a recent survey showed over 50% of high-schoolers and
college students in 11 districts believed women provoke men with their clothes, and about half of
them say women have no choice but to accept violence. It was also noted 50 per cent of the
respondents preferred military rule to democracy. The same number insisted that migrants should go
back home while 65% agree that boys and girls from different religions should not mingle.
Globalization and diversity is not always seen in a positive light, especially in a country where strict
patriarchal religious belief systems are generally still being enforced on youths either in their homes or
school. This is one of the many examples we may see of how quite possibly, adult perspective and
traditional, cultural ideology still has a powerful impact amongst youths. The bias of the survey is
disputable nevertheless this is still a powerful look on how a countrys traditions and cultural systems
still play a huge role in youngsters development and the outcome is shocking. Yet this is the same
country where youths, stood up for LGBTQ rights in 2008, and were the starters of the women rights
wave, which started after the horrible Delhi Gang Rape in 2012. In 2012 a woman in New Delhi was
gang raped by 6 men, the most brutal being a youth of 17 years old who was tried in juvenile court and
given a 3-year sentence in a reform facility.
In class we usually discuss of juvenile court systems and the perception of youths and how theres a
slow but increasing improvements over time and more people are aware of youth vs. adult centric
perspectives. But this article shows you just a glimpse of how not all countries are on the same path as
modernization, or as many Indian adults call it, westernization. Culture, traditions and customs still
play a huge part in the daily lives of youths and their beliefs, as they grow older. I would like to
conclude that not all Indian youths feel the way as depicted in the survey and many of them are
leading the path to a better, equal world.
To read further on the survey, the link has been posted below:
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-survey-41-of-india-s-youth-feel-women-have-no-choice-but-toaccept-violence-2054692
2012 Delhi Gang Rape case:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/04/world/asia/nirbhaya-india-rape/
An article on the police force who believe women deserve to be raped if they act/ engage in these
wrongful deeds:
http://www.firstpost.com/living/from-the-delhi-police-six-reasons-why-women-deserve-to-be-raped269957.html