In early September, Nepal witnessed massive protests under the banner of GenZ protests to demonstrate against what they viewed as a hopelessly corrupt and sclerotic regime. The immediate trigger was a government ban on social media apps, but as the protestors themselves have made clear – their grievances run much deeper. The protests in Nepal bear parallels to similar uprisings in Sri Lanka in 2022 and Bangladesh last year. On this episode, journalists Roman Gautam and Aman Sethi discuss if we are witnessing a South Asian version of the Arab Spring. http://www.himalmag.com
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Credits:
Presented by Aman Sethi
Edited and produced by James Battershill, Ayodeji Rotinwa & Carla Abreu
Theme song ‘Odyssey’ performed by Edward Abela
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:56 A week after revolution
06:38 How widespread were the protests?
07:55 The South Asian spring
12:40 Discord democracy
18:56 Respect for elders
23:42 What's next for Nepal?
