India, Sept. 10 -- Fifty years after the death of Mao Zedong, one of the most consequential and controversial figures of modern China, his words and writings are finding renewed traction among Chinese youth grappling with work pressure, economic uncertainty, social inequality and intense competition in education and employment, according to a media report.

Mao was the towering figure of the People's Republic of China (PRC) during the first three decades of its existence, shaping the country's political system, economic direction, foreign policy and social transformation until his death on September 9, 1976.

Mao's thoughts in the Red Book, which once resonated across the world and sparked Communist movements, paled into insignificance af...