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Value Orientation A psychologist takes a close look at the changing values of Nepalese and Indian youth By A CORRESPONDENT The changing behavior of Nepalese youth has prompted a deluge of concern from diverse quarters. Although sociologists and anthropologists have done some studies on the issues and implications involved in the area, a psychologist has for the first time closely monitored the reasons behind the change in the values of the youth in India and Nepal. Dr. Niranjan Prasad Upadhyaya’s "Some Aspects of Value-Orientation: A Study of Adults in Nepal and India" sheds light on the various connotations and connections social and cultural changes have on the behavior of the youth. Nepal and India share many common values drawn from their Hindu traditions. The growing invasion of western culture, on the other hand, is responsible for much of the trouble an extremely vital segment of their population is facing today. As communist ideology is gradually replacing Hindu traditions among the youth, one can see a rise in aggressive and militant behavior among them. For its part, the state has imposed certain restrictions to contain the growing influence of modernization, such as making Sanskrit education compulsory in the high-school curriculum. However, these moves have come under heavy criticism from radical communist outfits and non-Hindu groups. Some radical left groups are demanding an end to compulsory Sanskrit education. While the country is grappling with the threats posed to its youth by changing values, Dr Upadhyaya offers some deep insights into the issue and suggests solutions. Although the discussions and analyses turn highly academic at times, the book has come as a helpful resource at a time when society is seeking a prompt response to the challenges posed by new patterns of youth behavior. Culture and values play a very important role in shaping the behavior of the youth, particularly in countries like Nepal, where the transition to modernity is painful. Dr. Upadhyaya has made an effort to study the value orientations of people in an interacting frame of culture on the one hand, and modernization and education as by-products of the techno-scientific strides on the other. "The multi-variety frame of the study, on the dimension of the stability-versus-change, of our socio-cultural being provides a dynamic perspective of self-evaluation as well as the meaningfulness of the directions of our growth and development," said Dr. Upadhyaya. In the last decade, Nepal and India have seen a tremendous changes in human behavior because of the change in the value system. A detailed study of the pattern of changes in culture and values in one country has particular relevance to the other since they share a common social and cultural heritage. The book presents a broad canvas of the multi-variety impact of modernization, duration and culture and points to the importance of mobilization of human and cultural resources in the region. Dr. Upadhyaya has highlighted his findings that modernization promotes scientificism in lowly educated people in India and promotes the same in highly educated ones in Nepal. According to the author, both modernization and education are expected to go together in the promotion of the value orientation of the people.
The book, based on the Ph.D. thesis of Dr. Upadhyaya, elaborates on the behavior and characters of the youth in their changing society. In terms of analysis and observation, the volume draws useful conclusions on the scope and impact of this process of transformation. Some Aspects of Value-Orientation: |
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