My Gen Z students showed me the India I believed in is in good hands

When I began to think this was a generation becoming increasingly individualistic, they proved me wrong. Completely. They reminded me that being connected through technology does not mean being disconnected from people. 6 min readJul 30, 2026 01:38 PM IST First published on: Jul 30, 2026 at 01:38 PM IST By Dolan Samanta I have been teaching young adults for the last three years, and there have been moments when I have looked at my students and wondered where we are headed.The generation I teach is the much-discussed Gen Z, which is growing up alongside AI, social media, and an extraordinary amount of information at its fingertips. Sometimes, I have worried that independent thinking itself is losing its touch, and that an increasingly individualistic world might make it harder for young peo