Summary:
Experts say social media is helping teenagers wanting to begin political conversations.Take for instance Nandinii Biswal. Rita Ray, a social scientist and professor of sociology at National Law University Odisha in Cuttack, says, “Social media has played a major role in making teenagers curious about politics. These days, they, too, can be seen discussing the fate of the state’s politicians. We want to give them a first-hand experience of how a democracy functions.”In this politically charged scenario, the city’s teenagers have also turned their khattis or informal get-togethers into debates on politics. The 15-year-old Class X student of SAI International School is keen to know who has got tickets in her constituencies (both assembly and Lok Sabha)..