Jantar Mantar Turning Point: How the CJP Protests Replaced Youth Stereotypes with Respect

Before the student movements filled the streets of New Delhi, popular social media commentary often painted Gen Z through a dismissive lens. Older demographics, particularly millennials, frequently characterized young adults born between the late 1990s and early 2010s as politically disengaged, overly sensitive, or incapable of sustained real-world action beyond posting hashtags.