Someone from close circuit might have been a successful engineer/doctor(may be been abroad), would have stuck them and might’ve influenced their thinking!

Even parents felt guilt if their child is doing something different than what most of the others are doing.

I see some parents brainstorming on their childs branch for engineering(first priority CS, else Electronics, else Mechanical). Theres no link at all.

Now that Engineers/Doctors are over-running in numbers than whats in demand, parents/students are thinking other ways (like biotech or any other career for that matter) so that they can capture that particular field before it gets exploded.

Finally, Everything has a threshold!

I see a fractured vote in the 2014 general elections, that means the next ray of hope is in 2019. so that wipes 7 years off the 20 years you mentioned.

While quite heartening to see and know of their degree of goals and aspirations, I wouldn’t put it all down to fearlessness alone. Isn’t it possible that their parents are exposing them to a wider portion of the world; wider than what their parents/peers exposed them to? I also think that parents today are more secure in their finances (secure doesn’t necessarily mean comfortable here, just aware and prepared) to let their children take on the field of their choice.

PS: I am puzzled by the last statement in the blog. I assume it is to ward of trolls; nevertheless I found it a damp note to have ended on.