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Editor What a wonderful opportunity for me to talk to the young generation through these pages of Youth-Varta. The word Youth-Varta emerged from a combination of two different words from two different languages. The word youth derived from English and Varta is a Hindi word that means communication. The intent of launching this magazine is to communicate with the youth. Communication is a two-way process, and I encourage you to ask questions and send a suggestion after flipping through the magazine. I first thought to publish this edition exclusively containing discussion about alcohol and other drugs. However, later I tried to touch upon lighter topics such as travelling and life management. Happy reading.

Dr Gargi Sinha

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TABLE OF C O N T E N T S 07

GETTING OUT OF COCOON

10 YOUTH IS NOT A TIME TO WANDER

WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY FREE TIME

TIMELINE OF ALCOHOL

16 WHY TO THINK WHEN EVERYONE DRINKS

18 25

But I want to know how much is not too The Youth Power

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Most vibrant phase of life is Youth. Enjoy but donâ€™t destroy

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GET T I NG OUT OF COC OON Challenges of being youth One of the exciting phases of human life is entering through the gateway of youth. For some strange reason, everything seems colourful and vibrant. The enthusiasm and energy level of the phase youth is unmatchable. Just like the butterfly opens the cocoon to get out in the world to show its magnificent beauty, the youth also try to break the cocoon to demonstrate their best self.

The zeal to experiment opens a new opportunity and leads to the pathway of vulnerability if not chosen wisely. The experimentation with Alcohol and Drug (AOD), initially seems benign , however, can lead to a complete pathway of destruction if engulfed by the monster of addiction. Interestingly, picking up a drink is a lifestyle choice at the initial phase, however, in the later phase, once brain cells dependent on alcohol, a person unable to stop the desire to drink without outside support and treatment.

Understand the challenges of being youth

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Think before crossing the line of excessive drinking

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Youth is not a time to wander It is a time to discover real you

Youth is a time of freedom and time to enjoy life. This is a thought many youths develop as soon as they enter into the phase of being young. Youth is truly a time of freedom but not to waste or wander the freedom. This is a time when a person needs to navigate himself/herself to a direction of purpose in life.

Parents provide money and support to a youth to channelize his/her potential to best of their ability. Unfortunately, many youths assume that parents are oblige to serve them throughout their life . Some youth dare to misbehave with their parents for money. Without realizing that young person is responsible for their own actions and parents are not responsible for their bad deeds.

Be responsible for your own action rather than blaming parents or society.

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Moving forward without blaming and making a good lifestyle choice can help to stay calm and focused .

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What should I do with free time? 1.

. Develop

hobby of reading books

8. .

. Learn to cook 9.

. Walking alone to appreciate nature

. Giving time to family or community

. Do not indulge in

. Avoid excess

drinking to overcome

indulgence on

boredom

social media . 3.

Be creative

5. . St op s elf s abot ag e

10.

. Try to

participate in cultural activities.

. Make good friends 4.

Read magazines and shop catalogs on-the-go.

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Timeline of Alcohol

A drink that starts with friends as fun often lands a person in an emergency of a hospital.

Understand the timeline of Alcohol and choose wisely.

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Why to think when everyone drinks One

I am above eighteen, and all my university friendsâ€™ drink. I do not think drinking is a problem and I am fit and healthy, so why do I even bother to think should I drink or not. Rajan 19 years First year engineering student

the

common

questions put forward by the young people is that why

they

should

even

bother about drinking habit. Not drinking alcohol means losing friends and receiving taunts of not able to be grown up . So, instead of getting negative attention, it is better to be the part of the drinking culture.

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But I wa nt to kno w ho w m uc h is no t to o The life of young adults characterised by the need for learning a new skill set to make their identity in a continually demanding world. To face the challenges of rapidly changing life, young people show focus and determination to learn new skills. Along with the learning of a unique skill set, they also inclined to learn new ways of recreations. Loneliness, away from the family and finding new friends, are the factors to experiment with alcohol and drugs for young people.

Young people often party on Friday nights and tend to consume alcohol excessively on one single occasion. Many times, a term binge drinking used for such heavy drinking at one single occasion. Many individuals assume that excessive drinking on a single occasion is not harmful for their health. However, these assumptions are absolutely incorrect . Hence, avoid excessive drinking habit .

According to WHO guideline two drinks per day regarded as low risk drinking. Here it is important to mention that these guidelines also mention that not drinking alcohol is the safest option for young people. The young people tend to take unnecessary risk after consumption of alcohol and involve themselves with drink driving and violence. Moreover, brain of young people still at a developing stage and excessive consumption of alcohol negatively impact on the brain growth.

What is low risk drinking ?

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Can you travel yet think of a career?

Travelling brings enormous amount of experience to a young personâ€™s life. However, travelling is time consuming and costly hobby. Opportunity of travelling enhance several folds if one can combine visiting to different places with education or job. For many travelling seems to be a waste of time but for some travelling is best utilisation of time in a lifetime. Keep exploring .

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Do not forget to eat healthy

Whatever you choose for your future donâ€™t forget to provide yourself healthy eating habits.

The fastpaced life and away from home often keep a young individual to choose healthy dietary habit.

Adopting a healthy dietary plan can help an induvial to stay fit and energetic .

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Take care of your mental health The three Râ€™s Relax Rest and Rejuvenate

Life not always flow as we plan it. It has its own course and sometimes one need to go with the flow. For youth, sometime accepting reality can be harder and often result in unnecessary pressure on the mental wellbeing .

If a task is not accomplished by one, it doesnâ€™t mean failure of a person . It simply means destiny has some other plans and person can have further opportunity to learn or show other skill set.

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The Youth Power By â€“ R P D ebro y Youths are the maker of the destiny of a nation. They are the powerhouse of the dynamism and also the future guardian of society. The evolution of society from the primitive age to modern scientific era has taken place based on the aspiration of youth power. Youth is the crucial period of human life and connecting the link between childhood and adulthood. It may also be called a transition period from infancy to maturity. A tender child has to pass through this tardy phase of life to attain the stage of perfection. The journey of life during the period is tough and full of risk.

The children are, by nature, innocents, and tender. They require special care and attention when they are growing up to the next phase of life - the youth, a thrilling, aspiring and adventurous. Naturally, they dare to take the risk to explore the new and unknown horizon. This period is really challenging and at the same the formative stage of life upon which the future is built. This is vividly exemplified in the lives of all great men or women of the world. Youth need uninterrupted attention and guidance to streamline the road map and traverse the same with dedication, determination, and devotion. The career-building process should be taken as a project, the success of which depends on the contribution of all the stakeholders in general and perseverance of the students themselves.

T he t wo s ig n if ic ant fact or s o f yo ut h t i me ar e g o al s et t ing an d ma n ag i ng t h e env ir o n me nt a l ef f ect t o f aci lit at e t he pr o ces s o f s t e a dy d ev e lo p me nt . T he g o a l s et t i ng s h ou ld b e ba s e d o n t he a pt it u de of t he s t u de nt t o g et t he b es t r es u lt . N ot hi ng s h oul d t hr us t u po n t he m by t he par e nt s / g uar di an s . It s ho ul d be k e pt i n m i nd ; eac h s t ud ent i s un iqu e a nd po s s es s es a n int r in s ic pas s i on t hat nee ds t o be e nco ur ag e d. A ny lax it y at t h e s t ag e m ay b e cou nt er pr o d uct iv e.

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The third important factor that facilitates the growth of the youth is the education system which, in fact, shapes the character of the youth and creates a foundation on which the subsequent life moves on. It is the system that adds values to life, not merely information gathering to cross over the barrier of examinations to be eligible for a job/ profession. The objectives of the education system are to unfold the hidden talents of the students and make them a perfect person who will be useful to society.

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The modern education system is purely a mechanical process based on high skilled technology without caring for developing finer human values. This resulted in producing skilled workforce capable of meeting the requirements of the technology-oriented job. It has definitely increased efficiency in the work field as well as made the modern life more comfortable compared to a few decades ago, but at the same time ignored certain essential aspects of life, like concern, compassion for others, duties and responsibilities to the society/ nation that provides direct/ indirect help in the accomplishment of the successful career of a person.

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The 21st century is called the technology-driven age which makes the world one village easy to move and communicate with the people of different parts of the globe. This was unthinkable even in the early twenty century. The technological progress is moving at supersonic speed; every other day innovation is taking place in various disciplines of science, i.e. medical or engineering, astronomy. Exploring the space has become a challenging task to know the mystery of creation. All these great works become possible because of the utilization of the infinite potential of youth force In the areas of material progress. Despite all such developments, the life of the modern generation is stressful, anxiety, and uncertainty all around as their wants and desires are increasing phenomenally. They are running after fulfilling those everincreasing wants and in the process engulfed by the unhealthy competition. This harms the living pattern, thereby eroding the age-old social values prevalent in every society.

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The spirituality can act as an elixir in upgrading modern human civilization confronted with many contradictions and show the right path to follow on. Human life is precious and its objective should not be spoiled for sheer ignorance. As the birds require two wings to fly freely in the sky so also human races need two qualities,ie scientific knowledge and spirituality to successfully lead the life. In this context, we may recall the great sermon of Swami Vivekananda, " the world will be at its best when the western scientific knowledge mingles with the spirituality of the east". It means the scientific development process must be backed by spirituality so that the benefits are percolated down for the welfare of mankind. The spirituality is not a mere belief but a reality which helps to unfold all inherent positive qualities in human being to enjoy infinite bliss in life. The modern civilization must move towards that Cherished goal and get rid of all unwarranted hazards in the way of leading a purposeful life.

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