* The Baby Boomers, born just after World War II, who eventually gave birth to Generations X and Y. In India, it was the generation born just before Independence or around that time.
* Tweener, the generation born between the Baby Boomers and Generation X. Mostly they were children in the 1960s, and teens in the 1970s. The Nehruvian era in India.
* Generation X is the generation born between approximately 1964 and 1976. The Indira Gandhi era could be the Indian corollary.
* XY Cusp, also known as the MTV Generation, was caught between the end of Generation X and start of Generation Y, mainly living out their childhood through the 80s and teen years in the mid-90s. This generation was influenced by the launch of MTV, and the popularisation of Web technology after 1995.
* Generation Y, also known as the Echo Boom, grew up with many world-changing events including the rise of mass communication, the Internet, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
