Nepal, Jan. 5 -- Nepal has witnessed a socio-political upheaval following the Gen Z protests of September. With elections slated to take place on March 5 and political parties gearing up accordingly, it seems the country is election-bound. Multiple parties have come together in electoral alliances and mergers, with more than half a dozen communist forces unifying and popular political leaders Balendra 'Balen' Shah and Kulman Ghising coming under the fold of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.

The Post's Biken K Dawadi sat down for an interview with visiting professor at the Tribhuvan University's Department of Gender Studies, Sucheta Pyakuryal, to discuss the public perception of the Gen Z movement, the recent merger of 'alternative' forces an...