Is it hitting Asia, too, and does Singapore's protest speak, at least in part, to this? Hong Kong's dissatisfaction too?
"If we refrain from voting, if we let disappointment and protest speak, we will miss the chance for peace," he says.
Thanks to them, Indians mostly enjoy the freedom to protest, speak up, vote, travel and pray however and wherever they want to; and those liberties have ensured that elected civilians, not generals, spies, religious leaders or self-selecting partymen, are in charge.
The rebellion started as a quiet protest, spoken by families of all colors and creeds -– families who just wanted a fair shot for their children, and a fair hearing for their concerns.
"I have always supported peaceful protests, speaking out against police militarization and excessive police violence," he wrote in a statement on USA Today.
From nods to the fall of the Berlin Wall, to an 84-year old woman announcing she is "mad as hell," the signs held at the protests speak volumes and provide a deeper insight into the protesters' motives.
She refused, protested, spoke up whenever she felt she was being deprived of land and access because she was female.
They have organized protests, spoken to international policy makers and at one point painted their office building with the words, "This is private property and the destruction of the house violates the Constitution and the European Convention of Human Rights".
At Salmaniya Medical Complex, doctors joined the protests themselves, speaking to protesters and media from the hospital stairs, after authorities blocked ambulances from bringing injured protesters there for care.
But he added, "I think protest and speaking your mind is what democracy is all about".
