Comparative Study to Understand Religiosity between Millennials and Gen z in India

The present study tries to quantitatively understand the religiosity among the millennials and Gen Z population in India. As per the current scenario there is a worldwide decrease in religiosity or religious affiliation among millennials and Gen Y. This paper tries to understand this trend among Indian millennials and the Gen Z population. Religion being a sensitive and merely studied concept in the country this research gives a novel and brief outlook of this concept. Forthe research N=140 participants (37 males, 103 females), comprising of Millennials (n=70) and Gen Z (n=70) willingly gave their consent to be a part of the study. The paper analyses the five dimensions of religiosity among participants using The Centrality of Religiosity Scale (Huber & Huber, 2012). In addition to generation change, the study also tries to understand the impact of, gender difference, profession, and, domicile on religiosity. Findings state that religiosity between millennials and gen z do not differ from each other.