The Hindu National · DistrictNews · 2026-08-28
Gen Z vs the khap panchayats: Old rules, new rebels
Anchal, an M.A. student and a resident of Igra village, Jind district, posted a video on social media satirising khap panchayats, the powerful but unelected community bodies dominated by elderly men in Haryana. She suggests in the video that elderly men face restrictions on playing cards, smoking hookahs and wasting time, while tobacco sellers be fined. Gen Z challenges Haryana's khap panchayats over restrictive norms on love marriages and personal freedoms, igniting a cultural clash. Gen Z vs the khap panchayats: Old rules, new rebels
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