Indian born in 1990s must adapt to constant change

Children of the 1990s in India have lived through extraordinary technological shifts, from inland letters and landlines to ChatGPT and conversational AI, a reader writes in The Hindu in a reflective piece. The essay argues that this generation had no choice but to embrace change, moving from playing outdoors with marbles and watching movies on rented VCRs to navigating smartphones and social media platforms.

The piece contrasts the slower pace of the 1990s, where family time on verandahs and summer holidays at grandparents' homes were the norm, with today's instant communication and commercialised travel. It notes that while today's younger generation is more confident and innovative, the pace of change can be blinding, and the 1990s generation must stay abreast of new technologies to guide them.

Describing the 1990s as a far more secure and greener time, the author concludes that this generation has been shaped by adopting every new platform, and must now prepare for a future that promises even faster change.