SCREEN TIME STEALS PEACE

Over the past few years, Kashmir has seen a disturbing increase in digital addiction, especially among young people.

- 

While the digital revolution has certainly bonded people and brought numerous opportunities, it has also created a stealthy but lethal issue — over-reliance on digital technology. Smartphones, social media sites, gaming apps, and video streaming services have become part of daily lives, at the expense of actual-life interaction, work, and peace of mind.

Kashmir, like the rest of the globe, has been caught up in the smartphone bug, owing to better internet connectivity over the past few years. What had started as a means of communication and information access has now turned into an area of distraction and even mental disturbance. Numerous youngsters are stuck to their screens from early in the morning to late in the evening - devoting hours to consuming limitless content, browsing social media, or playing video games online.