The first index of its kind offers an alarming insight into an unhappy younger generation, with more than one in ten (12 per cent) feeling that life is meaningless. More than a quarter (27 per cent) of 16 to 25-year-olds admitted they are “often” or “always” down or depressed.
The Young Kerala Youth Index, based on interviews with 700 young people across Kerala, reveals the state of their lives today and how confident they are about their future.
More than one in four (29 per cent) say they are less happy now than they were as a child and one in five (20 per cent) feels like crying “often” or “always”. Almost half (47 per cent) say they are regularly stressed.
Rajesh Venugopal, Chief Youth Supporter, said: “The survey reveals an increasingly vulnerable generation. We need to help steer young people away from false support systems such as drugs, alcohol and terrorist groups, giving them new direction.”
Invest in their well being
Young people in Kerala are increasingly stressed, depressed and unhappy.
In fact, one in five young people will experience a mental health problem and many more lack confidence, motivation and an effective support network.
“I have been through this saga myself and still face some muck in Kerala. We need to devise programs to get 15 to 24 year olds into volunteer jobs and training, to have a positive effect on overall wellbeing and keep them away from negative influences.” Rajesh says.
Through boosting young people’s confidence and motivation, we need to enable them to take positive steps towards getting a job. It may be a volunteer position in a relative’s business or a NGO. Being engaged and recognised can enhance their emotional health and wellbeing.
“I took to helping my mother’s brothers in computer programming in their office when I was around 20. Perhaps this helped me stay focussed and get recognition from my elders. But these are luck by chance not because my Uncles wanted to keep me engaged and invest in my well being.” We need to spread the message of a Young Person’s emotional well being for him to be healthy and productive and stay away from anti social or negative activities.
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There are subtle causes why young people are restless and happy. The root cause is the deep perverted psyche of mallus.
Come and see, how the stray dogs are tortured mercilessly and killed, with people cheering happily, in this lunatic asylum. The moral progress of a nation can be measured by the way, its people treat the animals, said Gandhi. How can demons have moral values at all?
Kerala is a big lunatic asylum as declared by Vivekananda, with barefooted mallus walking half naked in lungis, spitting in public, peeing on walls and honking proudly in their small match box cars. Stone age tribals still living in coconut jungles and die falling into pot holes.
By just reading some alphabets does not make one civilized or literate. Their king Mahabali was a demon. A Bihari maybe filthy outside but lunatic mallus are more dangerous, with an arrogant, pervert, hypocrite and filthy mind.
Ente keralam orru pranthalayam. Pot hole’s own country. Devil’s own country. Strike’s own country. Drunkard’s own country. Sex scandal’s own country. Suicidal paradise.