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Some people believe that young people know about international pop and movie stars but know very less about famous people from the history in their own country.
Why is this?
How can more interest be created in young people to gain more knowledge about their own famous people from history?
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Unlike the past, when youth used to idolize historical figures, nowadays young generation has a craze of following foreign celebrities. As blame for this situation lies on the shoulders of media houses along with teachers, they are the ones who can resolve this issue.
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To start with the reasons, the prominent one is the content shown by media. Since media, whether electronic or social, is highly profit driven, it only shows the foreign content ignoring the local history, which is not monetarily lucrative to promote. As a result, youngsters, being highly vulnerable at the tender age, become fans of international stars such as Justin Bieber or Eminem. Moreover, the way history is taught in schools is not at all satisfactory, and at times, classes are on the verge of being painfully boring. Hence, in such a scenario, it is natural for youngsters to prefer international stars over local heroes.
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Though the situation is grim, it can be sorted out with sincere efforts from concerned people. First of all, media houses have to show trust in scripts from their own history. When movies and series of native folklores will be made, there are high chances of grabbing young minds’ attention as was seen in the case of a successful movie name ‘Char Sahibzade’ in India. Also, here history teachers and parents need to come forward and tell stories of their forefathers’ valor and past glory to children, that too in such a way that they get glued. Once, these steps are in place, nothing can stop from reversing the tide towards indigenous heroes.
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To conclude, the content youth come across on a daily basis drifts them away from their roots. However, entertainment industry as well as elders have the responsibility to revive the interest back in traditional heroes and culture.
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