EUMIND

2. This Diwali vacations all the five members of our group “The
Mind Bogglers” interviewed people from three different
categories.
Category 1: Our grandparents or the people who are of
the same age as theirs.
Category 2: Our parents or the people who are of the
same age as theirs.
Category 3: teenagers of who are as old as we are.
While interviewing these people we learnt that with times
not only people change but also the technology and the
mass media available at their household has changed.

3. INTERVIEWING OUR GRANDPARENTS
• Each of us interviewed our grandparents. While doing so
we learnt that there was no technological advancements.
There were no smart phones, televisions, and computers
etc. People were ignorant of what was happening around
the world. Their knowledge was confined only to the
happenings around their locality. Moreover the sources of
information were also limited. The only mass media
available were newspapers, weekly magazines and books.
Purchasing books was also quiet a costly affair then. So
people preferred using the public library set up by the
panchayats. The only means of communicating with people
who lived in the other village, town, city, state or country
was through letters. It would also take an entire month to
get back a reply.

4. THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECTS
AT THEIR TIMES….
• The positive impacts of mass media during their
time was that most of them spent some time in
reading and also spent a lot of time with their
families as there were no smart phones to get
them addicted to. There were no negative
impacts of mass media during their time. They
also said that they were hardly aware of what
was going around in the world as they rarely got
to know what was going on in the country or in
the world. The news would be mostly about the
happenings in their locality. The world was
disconnected at that time.

5. INTERVIEWING OUR PARENTS…
• Next we interviewed our parents. During their
time the technology was a little advanced or at
least there were televisions and computers!
However most of the houses still did not have
televisions and computers. The sources of getting
information increased. Besides books, the
televisions, radios and computers helped keeping
people up to date with the happenings around
the world. However there were no mobile
phones, but there were telephones. At least
people could contact each other instantly.

6. THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECTS
AT THEIR TIMES….
• The positive impacts of these technological
advancements were that the world somewhat
seemed closer. The newspapers also had daily
updates about the happenings around the
country as well as around the world. There
were no negative impacts of these mass
media at that time.

7. INTERVIEWING THE TEENS….
• We then interviewed teenagers. All of us are tech savvy now. There
has been a lot of advancements in technology today. Today every
household has a smart phone, computer, television etc. In fact
every individual owns a smart phone and a laptop. Today the
sources of information have multiplied as compared to the earlier
days. One touch and everything we require is available. We are
immediately cognizant of something that is happening in the other
end of the world by just browsing an app. These advancements in
technology has not only enabled people to contact each other
instantly but also they can share the happy moments of their life
with their loved ones even though they are not in the same place.
The presence of mobile phones, computers, televisions,
newspapers, books etc. has changed our lives immensely

8. THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECTS
NOW….
• The positive impact of these changes is that the people of the world have grown closer. One
is able to communicate with people who are continents far. We are always updated about the
events occurring in the world through the internet. The computers and mobiles are provided
with internet connection and hence we have an ocean of information accessible. Unlike the
times of our grandparents’ and parents’ time where mass media had no negative impact,
today the smart phones or computers in the hands of youngsters is proving to be really
dangerous as they have access to almost any information and parents just can’t control them.
Moreover it is proving to be a distraction for them as they can’t concentrate on what they are
presently doing. They are just longing to get their hands on their mobile phones or
computers. Also as the internet is being widely used, they are security concerns arising.
People are becoming very dependent on their smart phones to accomplish simple tasks. Also
these advancements in technology have created a void in family relationships. Smart phones
have become like a part of the body. Nowadays you can hardly see people without a phone in
their hand. Some also have nicknamed it their surviving tool! These smart phones have also
penetrated into the living rooms, which used to be an area for having fun and exchanging
stories with family. Nowadays the dining room is occupied by people each busy with a phone
in hand. When was the last time one had dinner laughing and talking with family, rather than
craning our necks to see the program going on T.V.?

9. CONCLUSION
• We thus arrived at a conclusion that though the
progress in technology is appreciated, it comes with
some negative aspects.
• After interviewing all these people we have
concluded that with there has been a drastic
advancement and in mass media as well as in
technology over the years.