‘We’re here for the kids’: How Mumbai’s Gen Z paperleak protest became a family affair

Rajesh Yadav at Shivaji Park on Friday with his daughter Annaysha, 19. "We are here for my daughter's future but also for a better education system for all," he said. (Express photo)On the sixth day of protests, Shivaji Park looked every bit like a Gen Z gathering. A DJ blasted Bollywood songs, meme-filled placards bobbed above the crowd, and almost every moment was being documented for Instagram. But threaded through the sea of young faces was another generation entirely.Parents, grandparents and aunts had turned up not to lead the protest, but to stand beside it. Some came because their children wanted to. Others came for children who stayed home. Many had no direct stake at all, but believed the movement was fighting for the future of an entire generation. “I am here for the kids,” said