India’s Gen Z Too Busy Building Empires to March in the Rain!

Hindu Voice Team: While Gen Z youth across the world are taking to the streets for political and social causes, India’s young generation appears to have chosen a different path — one of enterprise, ambition, and digital innovation.

A recent report titled “The Phantom Protests: Why India’s Gen Z Is Too Busy Building Empires to March in the Rain” published by Media Expose explores why Indian youth are largely absent from the global wave of youth activism seen in countries such as Nepal, Sri Lanka, and even parts of Europe.

According to the report, India’s young population — numbering more than 370 million under the age of 25 — is channeling its energy into startups, career growth, and technology ventures rather than street movements. The piece argues that this generation’s “protest” is not through placards or slogans but through “apps, innovations, and self-made success.”

Experts say this shift is driven by three major factors — economic pressure, fragmented identity, and a changing political climate. Unlike the unified student movements of the past, India’s Gen Z is more diverse in ideology and aspiration. Regional, caste, linguistic, and class divisions have limited the emergence of a single, unified youth voice.

Moreover, intense competition in education and employment has made young Indians more focused on securing stability and personal progress. “They’re not disinterested — they’re simply building their own version of rebellion through success,” notes the Media Expose report.

Political observers also point to tighter restrictions on campus and street activism, which may be discouraging large-scale youth demonstrations.

While critics warn that this disengagement could weaken democratic participation, others argue that India’s new generation is redefining activism itself — moving from protests to productivity, from ideology to innovation.

In a country where economic opportunity and entrepreneurship are increasingly celebrated, India’s Gen Z may not be marching in the rain — but they are, in their own way, reshaping the nation’s future.

(The above piece is written based on a report published by Media Expose. You can read the original report HERE )