Digital Detox: The majority of people these days are concerned about the amount of time being spent on digital screens like smartphones, tablets, laptops, televisions, and other devices. A life heavily dependant on such technologies and with quick access to the internet can develop into a habit, sometimes overusing and causing a number of health issues, from vision loss to stunted mental development in many people.
Contrary to the widely held belief that in the age of digitization society is nothing but crippled without technology and mobile phones, a village in Maharashtra established techniques to monitor people’ use of devices.
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About Digital Detox:
Every evening, the community attempts to stop its reliance on mobile phones, the internet, and social media, a process known as “digital detox,” which refers to the release from the stress of continual connection with technological devices.
Televisions and mobile phones are entirely off in every home in the village every day from 7 pm to 8.30 pm. And all of the students open their books and begin to study. Children also often engage in group study during these times in various locations.
There are 3000 people living in this small village, Mohite Vadgaon, in the Kadegaon tehsil of the Sangli district. This tiny hamlet has made a significant effort.
Mohite Vadgaon, the first village to take such action
There are 3000 people living in Mohite Vadgaon, the first village to take such action. The little village is situated in the Sangli district of Maharashtra’s Kadegaon tehsil.
Vijay Mohite, the village sarpanch, proposed the concept, and reports indicate that locals have been diligently and obediently contributing to the digital detox. Every day at 7 o’clock, a siren sounds to alert the villagers to take up books and texts to read instead of turning on their electronic devices.
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When physical education courses started (after the Covid lockdown), teachers noticed that kids had grown lethargic, didn’t want to read or write, and spent much of their time on their phones before and after school. The homes of the locals lacked separate study areas. So I proposed a digital detox,” the sarpanch was reported as saying by news source PTI.
“At initially, I had suggested a 1.5 hour window. At first, there was hesitation since individuals weren’t sure if they could avoid using their phones and TVs. We held a women’s gramme sabha on Independence Day and agreed to buy a siren,” he stated.
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