Should there be a youth revolution? A joke political party in India is giving the country’s young a way of expressing their unhappiness. Many say this is a global problem.
We are cockroaches, say young Indians
Suit and tie: The parody cockroach party has started its campaigning with a series of AI images. Glossary
Fancy pigeons - A type of domestic pigeon. They are bred by pigeon fanciers.
Cockroach - An insect with a flat body and long antennae that lives in most parts of the world. Some kinds of cockroaches are pests that live in homes and other buildings. Cockroaches are active at night.
Chief Justice - The head of India's Supreme Court.
BJP - The Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian People's Party) is the ruling political party of India, led by Narendra Modi. It follows a right-wing Hindu nationalist ideology.
Gen Z - Short for Generation Z, meaning people born in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Populist - The term comes from the People's Party, which operated in the USA in the 1890s. Now, it is often used to refer to any movement that makes a distinction between the "people" and the corrupt "establishment".
La France Insoumise - A French political movement founded in the 2010s by left-wing figures.
Democracy - A system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.
Dictatorship - A form of government in which one person possesses all the power without any limits.
Authoritarian - Enforcing strict obedience to authority.
Rat race - A term that emerged in the 20th Century to satirise the pursuit of personal ambitions, especially within the workplace, through needlessly competitive and ultimately pointless activities.
White-collar - Relating to the work done by people in non-manual, office jobs.
