For generations, Punjab’s idea of success has been closely tied to government jobs, migration abroad, family business and a secure career. But Gen Z is growing up with very different ambitions, from entrepreneurship and digital careers to AI, content creation and new ideas of success. At the same time, questions around jobs, migration, skills and staying connected to Punjab are becoming harder to ignore. Is Punjab’s Gen Z moving beyond the traditional “settle abroad” dream or simply finding a new way to achieve it ?
Suggestions - SLAH
A) Gen Z wants to build opportunities within Punjab.
B) Going abroad still remains the biggest ambition.
C) Entrepreneurship and digital careers are changing the dream.
D) Punjab needs to create more reasons for its youth to stay.
With Punjab Congress facing internal differences ahead of the 2027 Assembly polls, Bajwa has repeatedly stressed that “no individual’s ambition can be bigger than Congress or Punjab.” But when leadership questions, organisational unity and his own position as Leader of Opposition come under discussion, does his political messaging sometimes appear more focused on securing his own space within the party ?
2027 के विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले पंजाब कांग्रेस में अंदरूनी मतभेदों के बीच बाजवा लगातार जोर दे रहे हैं कि “किसी भी व्यक्ति की महत्वाकांक्षा कांग्रेस या पंजाब से बड़ी नहीं हो सकती।” लेकिन जब नेतृत्व, संगठन की एकता और नेता प्रतिपक्ष के रूप में उनकी अपनी भूमिका पर सवाल उठते हैं, तो क्या उनकी राजनीतिक बयानबाजी कभी-कभी अपनी जगह सुरक्षित रखने पर ज्यादा केंद्रित दिखाई देती है ?
Ahead of the DUSU elections, students are using reels, memes, songs and viral videos to question political organisations, expose campus problems and remind candidates about forgotten promises. Instead of simply following campaign narratives, students are creating their own and demanding answers on issues like hostels, water, infrastructure and metro concessions. Is Gen Z turning student elections from a candidates’ campaign into a students’ conversation ?
