While the younger generation increasingly lacks a deep awareness of their cultural heritage, I firmly believe that this shift represents a highly negative development for society.
One of the primary reasons for this lack of knowledge is the current academic system. Educational institutions today focus heavily on courses that will help students secure a place at university, often neglecting cultural studies. The academic institutions adopt international systems to prepare students for the global market. Therefore, students pay direct attention to gaining higher grades and become unconcerned regarding traditional legacies. Moreover, schools these days highly prioritize English as the foremost medium of instruction for future career success. As a result, youngsters are unable to understand their mother tongue.
Another factor is the generational gap that creates a barrier in cultural understanding. However, traditions confide in communication to thrive. If the connection between generations weakens then the chain of traditional transmission also breaks. For instance, elders transmit their knowledge through storytelling whereas youth favor fast and digital ways of communication that are difficult to understand. This dissimilarity makes the ritual lessons boring and hard to understand. Due to their modern lifestyle, they spend less time with grandparents. Consequently, they do not have adequate time to learn about customs and culture.
So, from my perspective, if we have to reduce the negative impact then education systems these days should add some courses about customs and traditional legacies. On the other hand, parents should have to take the initiative to fill the communication gap so that their children could get engage with the history and culture of their homeland.