The meet of India’s great scientists at 97th Indian Science Congress (ISC) 2010 has also discussed family related issues and domestic violence too in its sessions. The Mahakumbh of over 7000 scientists and hundreds of students were worried about joint family system and erosion of institution of marriage and nuclear family system.
‘Joint family system has outdated’ and ‘nuclear family is under stress’ said Avneesh Singh in his presidential remark of the Anthropological and Behaviourial Science section. He said that the fast scientific changes of 21st century has made life easier but at the same time it has created growing imbalance in psychological, social and cultural spheres of life.
The present lifestyle has created an unwanted and unexpected stresses and strains in the life of everyone, said Avneesh Singh, Director, Regional Labour Institute. Concerns were also raised on the media induced environment and globalization, which have made the younger generation more ambitious, individualistic and less obedient. Terming joint family system ‘practically irrelevant’, nuclear family ‘under stress’ and commitment of marriage is ‘weakening’, it was also said that value system had been eroding in the society. It is no more able to resist occurrence of extra-marital relationship.

Several other issues like domestic violence, dowry deaths and other related issues too have been discussed in the country’s biggest scientific meet.