more-inIs the fad of owning a cell phone producing tribal youth dropouts in schools and colleges? Though no study has been done on this, observers say the youth drop out after SSC to work and save money to buy a phone. Owning a mobile phone appears to bridge the gap between backwardness and modernity for tribal youth. “I know of at least 10 boys from our district who came here to work and save money to buy a good cell phone,” he pointed out. Music is in the blood of the ethnic people and the cell phone comes in handy to listen to it and even watch videos of film songs.

Source: The Hindu February 19, 2017 18:11 UTC