CSDS survey suggests the youth is at odds with ‘liberal values’

The Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, (CSDS) in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) on April 3 released the findings of the survey conducted a year ago on Indian youth between 15 to 34 years old, covering their political leanings, religious beliefs, social order, career and marriage aspirations, anxieties,  lifestyle & habits and use of social media. They spoke with around 6,122 people in 19 Indian states during April and May, 2016. They found that:

• 48 per cent do not identify with any party, but 20 per cent favour BJP
• One in three Indians either Very Highly Religious or Highly Religious
• More than 80 per cent mentioned anxiety regarding their parents’ health, personal health, family problems, maintaining family traditions and work
• Nearly half of the people spoken to think that the death penalty should not be abolished
• 60 per cent of them felt that films that hurt religious sentiments should be banned
• 46 per cent disagree that eating beef is a personal choice
• Whatsapp & Facebook are the most popular, but the majority of youth claimed to never or rarely use social media
• There exists fairly strong support for existing reservations for minorities

Read the full report here.