The recent story about a 16 year old girl Shinjini Sengupta who went into depression and later paralysis after being rebuked by a judge in a reality show has raised questions upon the participation of minors in the ‘so called reality shows’. Doctors are trying to figure out the real ail of her disease. The incident has definitely put the reality shows in bars, but is it the real cause? The fast growing competitions in this modern age has lead to greater expectations and the talented ones blessed god’s grace, are expected to be always at the top in their specialized fields. The cause of Shinjini’s depression was the shame of her parents in the society as she was publicly rebuked by the jury of show.

I believe that the noticeable thing here in not the participation of the majors and the minors in such shows but also about the role of parents in their life. In this competitive age, parents push their children to excel in everything they do, which is impossible for anyone. There have been many times when a child was rebuked by the jury, then why those cases were not highlighted by the media. Today the classification of the major and the minor is not judged by age, but by the intelligence quotient (IQ). Every minor has to turn major in his/her life. Even a adult can have the same consequences in such kind of situation, then why we are just talking about the reality shows and minors? Isn’t the incident signify the unbalanced minds? Of course to very much extent the jury made a mistake, but they can’t be solely held responsible.