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No country for young people: Nepal’s Gen Z sees little hope at home
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Thousands of Nepali students took to the streets to vent their anger at corruption, in what came to be known as the Gen Z protests.
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Anupreeta Das
KATHMANDU, Nepal – In his hometown, Chamkhar, a tiny village of breathtaking beauty tucked into the hillside about an hour away from Nepal’s capital, Mr Rajendra Tamang sits plotting his future.
The golden fields of corn, verdant slopes and imposing views of Himalayan peaks hold little opportunity. Neither does the rest of Nepal, Mr Tamang, 22, said.
