Born out of FOMO

Millennials are often stereotyped and categorized. They needn't be

- RITIKA SHARMA

Indian Millennials is a work that traces the lives and many dilemmas of quite a distinctive generation. Enough discourse is available upon people born between 1981 and 1996 that examines the issues that concern them. It's the generation that was born during perhaps the most defining phase of recent Indian history, a phase that on one hand saw the birth and the intensification of the Ram temple movement, and on the other the introduction of economic reforms.

If the phase firmly cemented the politics of mandal-kamandal, as well as made religious polarization an aspect of Indian polity, it also led to the emergence of a rich and aspirant middle class riding on liberalization.

In his debut work, Indian Millennials, AM Gautam, a member of the same community, discusses the generation and many of the psychological scars and political baggage it carries. While in popular perception women are often the unwitting bearers of any change in society, Gautam trains his focus on men.