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CONCLUSION: WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
I would say that, 10 years ago, the Indian student I was familiar with wasn’t really concerned with anything beyond the end of their nose. They were only aware of their immediate surroundings, and they were not very socially conscious.
What our 10K Indian Voices survey has shown us is that a shift has occurred.
Today’s Indian Gen-Z student is very much aware and concerned about what's going on in the world. They are global citizens. They all have distinct personalities, they take pride in being unique.
Unlike in the past, these students are not moulded by their parents who demand they become engineers or doctors. That kind of thinking seems to have gone out the window.
These students are truly free.
The generations before had a lot of shackles in terms of expectations. They spent their adulthoods breaking those shackles and defining their paths. But as they themselves become parents, they’ve adopted a much more laissez-faire approach. Their relationship with their children is of a consultative nature - more, ‘tell me what you want to do’ rather than, ‘this is what I want you to do.’
Today’s student is part of a ‘Me Generation’ that says, look at me, I am unique. And through social media they have all these tools at their disposal to amplify their voice and express how they feel. And they have role models like Greta Thunberg and Malala Yousafzai that are setting global examples.
By listening to the voices of 10,000 Indian students we now know that their perspectives are their very own. And we need to be their champions, personalise our approach to them and serve as voices for them, too.
Lakshmi Iyer Executive Director of Education - Sannam S4 Group
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