In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the Karnataka government’s plan to ban teenagers from using mobile phones. They are joined by policy researcher Tara Krishnaswamy, child psychologist Sama Adil, and Adhira S Magesh, a teenager who is a black belt in Karate and an enthusiastic baker.
Dhanya starts the discussion by asking Adhira if a ban will really work on teenagers. “I don’t think it will work. Several apps have age restrictions, but I have seen friends circumvent this in their own ways,” says Adhira.
