Behind every revolution lies a noble aspiration for social justice. And in that struggle, rebellious figures like Spartacus lead from the front. That is what we have been told.
In the 21st century uprisings, there is no single hero. No single faction, not even a well-laid plan. What exists are countless stakeholders. Unyielding resolve.
A common minimum program, where even leftists and rightists alike can be seen marching together in the public surge. For those who view this sequence of events through the lens of the 20th century and feel disoriented, more surprises await.
That the direct or indirect fruits of a revolution might go to some oligarch, and the presence or absence of that oligarch becomes so pivotal that it topples a ruler from power—it's hard to recall such an event in living memory. Yet, on the surface, Nepal's student-led rebellion appears just like that.