What’s your rashee?

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On this day, God wants you to know... No, no, it’s not some spiritual speech but one of the numerous applications, apart from horoscopes in newspapers and magazines, that has the young brigade as its followers. Looks like life is coming a full circle — the tech-savvy and modern youngsters are going back to ways that they had earlier scoffed at.
Despite knowing that they are just applications that should never be taken seriously, you find people using them and allowing themselves to be carried away by their predictions. Teens avidly follow Read your astrology, What’s your Rashee? and See your prediction for the day.
Enosh Krupakar, an ex-student of Little Flower Junior College, says, “Parents say that these predictions aren’t genuine. Then why would they insist on paying heed to what jyotish would say? Knowing your future even remotely is very thrilling; but, rather than visiting a temple or going to a baba, I am doing it in my own room. No harm, only gain”
Monica Naidu, from Sarojini Naidu Vanita Maha Vidyalaya, agrees. “My friends and I love reading Linda Goodman. It is fun and gives an accurate account of people’s personalities. I think there’s no harm in picking out the good stuff from it,” she says. She states that she loves finding out the “traits and personalities” of her friends based on their zodiac signs.
Surbhi Sardhana, studying Chartered Financial Planning from a private university says that these horoscopes and apps are not only fun but also addictive. “At one time or the other, everyone is curious about what’s in store for them and that’s what drives us to astrology. I started reading horoscopes in magazines and was so influenced that I jumped to the book by Linda Goodman and then, later on to other popular books on astrology,” she says.
Even though not everything predicted is always right, she still tends to associate herself with it — especially to mend broken hearts or troubled friendships.
Bondada Prithvi Paul, from St Mary’s Centenary Junior College reasons that this phase among youth is only temporary. “I think it is the same as spiritualists making money on the strength of people’s fears and superstitions. If anyone could foretell the future, why would they spend their lives telling everyone else’s?”, he asks.
Youngsters have a vague interest in it but it is only an interest that they take with a pinch of salt. “I enjoy reading horoscopes but I certainly wouldn’t rely on them for making major decisions in my life. That would be dumb,” he concludes.
No matter what the verdict be, the new take on this medium is certainly winning them an approval from their parents. Oh, wait! Did I just hear a fortune cookie snap?