INTERVIEWS

JNIS x RLO

Group 3 has interviewed their

parents and grandparents as well
as themselves about their opinions
Pictures of everyone our team has interviewed
on the topics of healthy life. After

SUMMARY OF ANSWERS
comparing the answers from
different generations, we have
managed to come to a conclusion
and answer the main research

SARA’S FAMILY -
question, “To what extent have
lifestyles become healthier or
unhealthier?” SARA: I live with my parents
and my younger brother as well
as my grandparents, so that is
6 of us. We live in Juhu,
Mumbai. A historical event that
impacted me the most was the
Karnataka hijab row. I used to
do competitive gymnastics till a
year ago and have stopped
since it was getting extremely
time consuming, 4-5 hours a
day and 6 days a week! Now, I
do swimming and volleyball to
remain fit and healthy. Since I
used to play such a rigorous
sport,
I always had to maintain a strict
diet and used to go to a
nutritionist. My diet consisted of
many high-caloric meals and a
lot of protein. I used to eat three
meals and a pre and post-gym
snack. JNIS has always given
physical wellbeing an
importance. We have always
had blocks dedicated to
physical education, which
would either focus on a specific
sport or martial art and
self-defense. JNIS also gives
mental health significance. We
have a school counselor as well
as JAM members who we talk
to when we need any help.

WHAT MAKES A LIFESTYLE HEALTHY?

Good nutrition, daily exercise and adequate sleep are the
foundations of leading a healthy lifestyle. Staying away
from harmful substances like alcohol or nicotine and taking
care of your mental health are also important to remain
healthy.
 SARA’S MOTHER - SABA
When my mother was young she
lived in a joint family, that is, her
parents’ brothers and sisters as well
as their spouses lived together. They
used to live in Bandra, a suburb of
Mumbai till she was 8 and then they
shifted to Juhu, Mumbai. She vividly
remembers the bombing of Bombay
Stock Exchange, which caused
communal riots in Mumbai. When
my mother was younger, she ate
healthier food than she eats
now-a-days. She mostly ate at home
and they would rarely eat out. She
ate a lot of chicken and vegetables
with roti but rarely ate mutton and
never ate pork. The ingredients were
obtained from stores and markets
since they lived in the city Mumbai.
She didn’t play a specific sport when
she was a teenager, just went down
to play with her building friends.
Only when she was in college did
she start playing volleyball. In
school, sports wasn’t given much
attention and the school gave even
lesser importance to mental health,
it was never discussed. Although
now, people are paying more
attention to these things, which is a
great change.
SARA’S GRANDMOTHER
- BANO
During my teenage years my
grandmother lived in a family of
fourteen, which consisted of her,
her seven siblings, her parents
and a couple of aunts and
uncles. She lived with her family
in Rajasthan, in a village called
Dholpur before they moved to
Mumbai. She didn’t play a sport
when she was younger, but she
played games with her friends
like khokho and kabaddi. After
finishing school though, she
started doing Kathak, a dance
form and she continued doing it
for more than a decade. The
food they ate at that time was all
nutritious, with the spices being
ground at home and the
vegetables being bought at the
local market. In their school,
they didn’t pay much importance
to physical activity, only getting
to move around during the
breaks. And talking about mental
health was a taboo.

SHIVIKA’S MOTHER -
SHIVIKA’S FAMILY BINOTA: My mother lived
with her parents and her
brothers as well as her aunts
SHIVIKA: I live with my family including my parents and my younger sister and uncles, in Juhu which is a
4 of us together. We live in Bandra, in Mumbai. A historical event which suburb of Mumbai. A historical
surprised me the most was the Russia-Ukraine war. I play competitive tennis event which went around was
as well as badminton and table tennis to maintain being fit and healthy. I eat the Rajiv Gandhi assassination
which was quite a horrific sight.
three meals a day all consisting of healthy and nutritious foods since I need
When she was young, she
energy for tennis. I have participated in some inter-house competitions and played throwball competitively.
have represented my club for tennis. In Jamnabai mental and physical This was during her school
wellbeing are two top priorities, right next to academics. There are many years, During college, she
guidance counselors and wellbeing mentors called JAM members who help played volleyball. She ate three
us in times of need. meals a day, all homecooked of
course. And maybe once a
week, she would go out during
the weekends with her friends.
There were a lot of sporting
activities in her school, most of
them were played during P.E,
which is physical education.
She discussed the topic of
mental health with her mom
 SHIVIKA’S GRANDMOTHER - SAROJA
My grandmother, Saroja, lived with her parents. She had four siblings,
two brothers and two sisters. Along with her immediate family, she also
lived with her father’s brother and sister in Mangalore, Karnataka. A
historical event she remembers is the Indo-China war, which has
resulted in the ongoing rivalry between the two countries. When she
was young, she played throwball a lot along with other sports like
athletics, including track and field. Her parents had a farm in which
they grew coconuts, cashews, spices and rice and thus, they had the
pleasure of enjoying home cooked meals thrice a day. Other foods
which they didn’t grow were bought from local markets. Her school had
physical education, or P.E, during which they did tons of athletic Shivika’s grandmother lived in
activities. During that time, the topic of mental health was never Mangalore, Karnataka and then
discussed as people were too busy with other things. eventually shifted to Mumbai and
is now living in Andheri, a suburb.

DIYA’S FAMILY
DIYA
I live in a nuclear family of four with
my parents and sister in Andheri,
Mumbai. A historical event that has
impacted me is the Russia-Ukraine
war. I play various sports such as
badminton, basketball and table
tennis and to keep healthy, I eat my
regular three meals a day plus an
evening snack consisting of various
fruits and vegetables. Our school
considers our physical well-being
as a very important topic and
makes sure to educate us on how
to live a healthy lifestyle. We also
have counselors who help us keep
track of our life and discuss
important topics with us like our
mental health.
DIYA’S FATHER - MANAS
During my father’s teenage years
he moved around a lot from one
city to another and eventually
ended up in Delhi. He lived in a
family of four consisting of his
parents and elder brother . A
historical event in my father’s
teen years was the disintegration
of the
DIYA’S GRANDFATHER -
VINOD
As a teenager my grandfather,
like me, grew up in a nuclear
family consisting of his father, his
two brothers and elder sister. He
lived in Chandigarh, India. As a
teenager, my grandfather played
many sports such as cricket after
school and eventually, started
playing badminton. This extensive
amount of exercise required him
to maintain a strict healthy diet of
fruits and vegetables. Each day
USSR. In his childhood my dad has
he had three meals and a snack
played many sports, mainly
to keep fit. In those times physical
badminton and won a lot of
and mental health were not topics
tournaments. Not having too many
that were disused that much as
choices as a teen my dad had three
they are discussed in this
meals a day consisting of lentils,
generation due to the rise in
vegetables and fruits. His school did
social media.
educate him on the benefits of living
a healthy lifestyle but mental health
was never a discussed topic as in
those times gadgets were not
available.
NIYATI’S FAMILY
NIYATI
I am Niyati and I live in a nuclear
family which consists of my
mom, my dad and my little
sister, thus we are a family of
four. In my parents' family, there
were about 10-15 people. I live
in Juhu, in Mumbai. I live in an
apartment. One historical event
which happened recently was
Covid, and it was worldwide. At
home I usually eat Indian food
but sometimes we eat pasta and
pizzas. Normally, I have lunch
and dinner only and don't eat
breakfast since school is early in
the morning. I play basketball
and tennis and took coaching for
both these sports when I was
younger. Our school played a
big role in educating us about
physical well-being and we learn
many sports. Our school also
takes mental health as a very
important aspect and we have a
counselor in our school
NIYATI’S MOTHER - ASHA
During my mother’s teenage
years, she lived in a joint family
which consisted of about 15-20
people including all her aunts,
uncles and cousins. She lived in
Kolkata, in an apartment. One
historical event my mom
witnessed was the Jama Masjid
incident and Hindu Muslim riots.
My mom in her teenage years
usually ate only home cooked
food and avoided outside food.
She had only three meals a day
and did not have anything
between that. The ingredients
during her times were bought
from the store and fruits were
grown on the fields. My mom
didn’t play any specific sport but
she played games with her
Niyati’s mother, Asha, lived in Kolkata
friends like coco and kabaddi. and then travelled to Mumbai
To some extent her school did
focus on physical well being but
mostly her family encouraged
her. Her school really didn’t
discuss mental health but she
does think it’s an important part
of our lives
NIYATI’S
GRANDMOTHER - PRIYA
During my grandmother's
teenage years, she lived in a
huge joint family consisting of
about 20 people with all her
aunts, uncles and cousins. She
lived in Mumbai in an apartment.
One historical event she
witnessed was World war 2 in
which she stayed in blackouts
rooms. She was only allowed to
eat home cooked food and was
strictly not allowed to eat outside
food. All her food ingredients
were grown in farms. She had
only three meals and did not eat
anything in between. She didn’t
play any sports but she
sometimes played games with
her friends. Her school
absolutely didn’t educate her
about physical well being. She
also couldn’t discuss her mental
health with anyone but she does
think it’s an important topic to
discuss.
REHAAN’S FAMILY
REHAAN: I live with my parents
and sister in Mumbai. A historical
event that impacted me the most
was the pandemic. I play many
sports, mainly football, squash and
karate. I try to eat healthy since I
need fuel for my extremely active
lifestyle but from time to time, I like
to indulge in junk foods. But I am
aware about how important a diet is
when one is trying to remain
healthy. That's why I eat a heavy
breakfast in the morning before I go
to school. After eating a good lunch
during the break, I don't eat much
until dinner, which is a light meal at
around 8. In school, we play football
and basketball in the breaks and
JNIS has always encouraged
remaining active and fit. They also
pay attention to students mental
health and we have guidance
counselors and JAM members
which are extremely helpful.
REHAAN’S FATHER
As a teenager, Rehaan's father lived
with his parents and his brother. His
father was a mechanical engineer and
his mother was a housewife. The four
of them lived in Parla, Mumbai. A
historical event that has always been
with him was India's freedom struggle.
Rehaan’s father ate a lot of fruits,
vegetables and lentils but he
balanced that out with junk food as
well. He ate breakfast at 8 in the
morning, before school. Lunch was at
school and after he returned, he
munched on a short snack to last till
dinner, which was around 7-8 in the
night. These healthy meal times were
necessary since he was very active,
playing cricket and other sports with
his friends. He even started going to
the gym at 14! This activeness
continued in his later years, perhaps
influenced by his highschool, which
pushed its students to be as
physically active as possible. He
played a lot of sports in school as
well, participating in inter school
tournaments.
KRISHA’S FAMILY
KRISHA
I live with my parents and my
three siblings. We live together
in a joint family which includes
my uncle's and aunts as well, in
Juhu, Mumbai and a historical
event that has embedded itself
in my mind is the
Russia-Ukraine war which is still
ongoing. I do aerial and I also
dance. Since I excercise I need
to be health conscious. This is
why I try to eat as healthy as
possible. I eat three meals a
day and sometimes I eat some
snacks in between the meals if
I'm hungry. In school, we play
alot of sports, mostly in P.E and
other than that, we have
interhouse competitions which I
THANK YOU
chapati and vegetables but some
participate in. Our school also
interesting items were pav bhaji and
takes care of our mental health
frankie. She remembers eating tons of
since we a counselor who comes
maggi since it was relatively new around
and talks to us from time to time
that time. They are breakfast at 8, lunch
as well as students who are
in school and the evening snack was
elected as JAM members, who
always fruit and milk. Dinner was in the
are there to help.
night. School played a very important role
in maintaining a healthy life since there
KRISHAS MOM, SULABH
was always a lot of physical activity done
When she was young, they lived
in school. She is a graduate in
in a joint family consisting of
psychology so mental health is a field of
parents, siblings, and aunts and
expertise.
uncles. A historical event was the
bombing of the stock exchange,
which caused many riots. When
Krisha's mother was a teen, her
diet consisted of