The lore of revolt

The first month of the year has a few days to go but it has been singed by protests already. In Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra mobs have vandalised the streets over caste and a 200-year-old battle. More recently, the revolt by four Supreme Court judges against the Chief Justice of India has rattled many.  

Protests are the hallmark of a democracy and every society and age has had to grapple with its own set of revolts. In India, the story of Nachiketa in the Katha Upanishad is about a son revolting (respectfully, of course) against his father, the sage Vajashrivas.