World · The New York Times · Oct 8, 2026, 3:00 AM ET

Gen Z School Sit-Ins Ignite Gen Alpha Protests

Original headline: How India’s Gen Z Protests Inspired Gen Alpha · By Nailah Morgan, Ahmer Khan and Jon Hazell

India’s youngest students are staging sit-ins and protesting the run-down conditions of their schools, drawing inspiration from the Gen Z protests that roiled the country this summer.