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September 10, 2025
By Manjunath K. Shresthi
The Indian subcontinent since the last three years has been on the boil in different regions. Beginning in 2022, with the island nation Sri Lanka, when there was massive unrest by the common man on the streets of Colombo. There was anarchy on the streets, Parliament was stormed including all the official machinery of the government. The public anger against the failed policies and decisions of the Rajyapaksha family, spilled over. Arson and violence became the order of the day, till the ruling party had to run for cover and save their lives. The disillusioned youth led the protests there. The country even today is slowly limping back to normalcy.
In August 2024, it was the turn of Islamic Bangladesh against Sheikh Hasina’s misrule. Even there, the Awami League’s Prime Minister (PM), had to flee to New Delhi at short notice. Her orders of firing on the protestors, led by angry youth and the common man led to her doom and unceremonious exit. In Dacca, the youth stormed the PM’s official residence and vandalised the structure.
Come to September 2025, and the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal has been similarly affected with the youth unrest. Prior to the protest, the country witnessed social media apps being shutdown, as some of them refused to comply with Government order.
The ‘Gen Z’, lives by social media and sees it as a window of empowerment and opportunity through connectivity. And the government stopping those channels of communication, triggered the youth unrest on the streets. Here too, they stormed their Parliament building; residences of prominent Ministers along with government offices.
Even some Media organisations too faced their ire. Communication was cut off. The mob refused to relent and showed no mercy. Anger against the ruling party’s corruption, their kith and kin (#nepokids) studying and living a luxurious life abroad, was also one of the reasons for the violence.
