Gen Z movement in Nepal at a crossroads: Between reform, revolt and reflection

Nepal has witnessed an unprecedented political journey in the second week of September 2025 often deliberated as a Gen Z movement. The strength, conveyance and consequences of the movement has stunned a great numbers of people, including social scientists, political pundits and civil society within and outside the country.

Nonetheless, the flamboyant movement has also raised certain questions which has created skepticism amongst the masses. It is time to critically assess the components of Gen Z movement that need to be amply discussed in the days to come as the contemporary context points out Gen Z movement at the critical juncture.