Though the Nepali old guard struggled for decades to achieve democracy, they have ignored the frustrations of young people, says Puspa Sharma of the Institute of South Asian Studies. SINGAPORE: The civil uprising that roiled Nepal last week has been termed a Gen Z protest. It was led by youth born between 1997 and 2012, unaffiliated with political parties. The two-day protests were triggered by a government ban on several social media platforms . But there were deeper problems at play, such as