Many Lives of Azadi: What Freedom Means to Gen Z

India celebrates the day it became free from British rule in 1947.

The Hindi word for freedom is 'azadi'.

This article is about what that word means to young people today, a group called Gen Z. A long time ago, azadi meant being free from the British Empire.

Today, many young Indians use azadi to mean freedom from unfair treatment, like discrimination or inequality.

It can mean being free to choose your own job instead of the one your parents picked.

It can also mean having the chance to study, earn money, and be treated with respect at work.

Some young people learned about freedom from movies and songs, like the film 'Gully Boy'.

Others learned about it from protests, like the ones about a big exam called NEET.

The article says different people have different ideas of freedom, and understanding each other's struggles is what connects them.