Srinagar, Jan. 27 -- Imagine this:

"Have you finished the assignment that needs to be submitted by Monday?" asked Mudasir's mother, who is a 10th-grade student. Actually, his mother had noticed him scrolling through his phone on Sunday. He hesitated for a moment but had the courage to reply, "Not yet, I will do it after dinner. I have more than enough time to complete it." As he sat down with his books after dinner, Mudasir got distracted by a series on YouTube, which cost him two hours of precious study time. His mother again noticed him wasting time and asked, "What is wrong with you? Why aren't you working on your homework assignment?""Relax, Ammi Ji, I will definitely finish it before bedtime," Mudasir said confidently. He was exhaus...