Nepal, Jan. 1 -- These days, when writer Kumar Nagarkoti isn't writing or performing, he is busy meeting members of Generation Z-people born between 1996 and 2010-with one clear message: go out and vote in the March 5 election.

Celebrities, influencers and public figures stood shoulder to shoulder with activists during the September 8-9 protest launched by Gen Z, a movement that ultimately left 77 people dead and hundreds injured.

The protest was led by the young generation demanding change in the country, particularly in a system they see as deeply corrupt.

Decades of political "musical chair" has left Nepal's political landscape in a state of constant instability.

Occupying the post of prime minister has, over the past decade, come ...