GD 1 : Children have access to technology at a very young age today .

Its like they are born with a wireless mouse in their hands.But is it a good thing ? How do adults brought up in a pencil/paper age keep up ? The need is to limit and supervise the usage not restrict it as that would restrict the childs development. Its true indeed that todays children are very well equipped to various gadgets. Having access to technology is not bad .We can take the example of E-learning like Educomp smart class solutions which uses visual effects to teach helping children to grasp easily. We need to move with the times. But at the same time instances like requirement of a cell phone at a very young age or PlayStation is not justified since it only kills time and has no real use. Everything is available at the press of the button and there is very little social activity which leads to diseases like obesity (30 million Indians are overweight acc to NFHS National Family Health Survey).

Gd2 Corporal Punishment-the old saying spare the rod spoil the child .Is it right ? Delhi High Court had passed the judgment for no punishment in schools about a decade back. The problem lies with the teachers rooted to the archaic ideology refuse to spare the rod for disciplinary action. In 2009 Shanno Khutam died because he was made to stand for hours under the sun. Parents dont complain because they feel the childs future maybe jeopardized. Teachers on the other hand feel helpless as developing a close relationship with the students is always not possible + corporal punishment banned means you cant raise your hand nor can you scold . What is required is a collaborative approach between the teachers and the parents in such a situation as the upbringing of a child is a collaborative effort.

Gd3 Overcharging foreigners for visiting monuments/museums is wrong ! Do you agree ? It is not a practice that is confined only with the Indians .All around the world such things happen.eg A visit to the colloseum costs around 16 euros while for a localite it is about 11 euros.Similarly you can take the casse of macho pichu in peru or petra in Jordan etc.

For a developing country like India where the majority of population has a earning less than a dollar per day it is unfair to charge exorbitant amounts to see our national heritage sites which belongs to us. Plus the people coming from foreign countries are assumed to have a stronger currency. We pay the taxes and a part of it is taken by the ASI for maintenance purposes. Plus this increases the awareness for our own heritage sites. Another school of thought is its a kind of racism as a person maybe not looking like an indian or not speaking like an Indian is charged more.