# Gen Z kanwariyas barefoot, jobless, six hundred km for likes 2026-08-14T01:43:34+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Hindu reports that among the 5 crore pilgrims who visited Haridwar this Kanwar season, many are young, jobless men walking hundreds of kilometres barefoot while documenting the journey on social media. Rajat Singh, 21, from Kathua, walked 600 km in 26 days and gained 10,000 followers. A college dropout, he blogs as a ‘kattar Hindu’ and earns nothing from his side career. Others like Aniket, a Dalit linesman earning Rs 9,500 a month, spends a third of his income on the yatra. Most interviewed had no grasp of the pilgrimage’s history. They defer to the state and see no contradiction in criticising Muslims for praying on roads while accepting state-facilitated processions and helicopter flower showers. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Gen Z, Hindu pilgrimage, Kanwar Yatra, social media, unemployment, youth Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/gen-z-kanwariyas-barefoot-jobless-six-hundred-km-for-likes/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/gen-z-kanwariyas-barefoot-jobless-six-hundred-km-for-likes/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.