It was a whirlwind 48 hours that began with thousands of young people taking to the streets of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, in protest and ended with iconic government buildings smouldering and the country's prime minister cast out.

The dizzying speed with which the country's younger generation toppled Nepal's ruling government, using social media sites such as TikTok and Discord to organize, is still something those who were calling for change are processing.

"It wasn't planned to be a revolution," said Tanuja Pandey, a 25-year-old lawyer and environmental activist.

She was involved in the protest and has taken on a key role in what began as a leaderless grassroots movement fuelled by anger against corruption and the country's ruling elite — but even she was caught off guard with how i

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