00:00A DJ, a rapper, a host, Nepal's parliament might just host a concert like no other.
00:05No, but the youngest cabinet in the world has some really interesting people.
00:09This Sudhan Gurum, 38, once a DJ, now the home minister.
00:13Shobita Gautam, 30, hosted the television show Swasthaya Sarokar for Nepal Television for over 4 years.
00:20Shashmet Pukharil launched programs like the Book Free Friday program to promote project-based and experiential learning.
00:26He is the youngest minister on the list so far, at just 29 years old.
00:30Pratibha Raval, age 32, was a journalist for a decade.
00:34Deepak Sa, 34, who worked with the World Health Organization, is the new Labour minister.
00:38Geeta Chaudhary has become the Agriculture Minister.
00:41The 33-year-old is a lawyer and activist.
00:4330-year-old Sita Badi is the first in her bloodline from the Badi community,
00:47historically an untouchable community in western Nepal, to hold a ministerial position.
00:52Another minister in Shah's newly formed cabinet is 38-year-old Nisha Mahato,
00:57an AIMS Delhi nursing alumna, who is now Nepal's new health minister.
01:01In contrast, India, which is one of the largest Gen Z populations in the world, falls short.
01:07In the Indian parliament, the average age of an MP is around 56,
01:10with the current Lok Sabha being among the oldest so far.
01:13Even in places like the UK parliament or the US Congress,
01:17Paa still largely sits with older politicians.
01:19So, does India have something to learn from Nepal?
01:22What are your thoughts about how old are Lita's should be?
Comments