Middle-class revolutions, again

To many observers of the Indian scene, the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is nothing less than a cataclysm, upending settled assumptions about the upcoming general election as a contest between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Yet, one's genuine enthusiasm over the arrival of a fresh voice in our national political discourse should not blind us to the fact that, far from being a uniquely Indian event, the rise of AAP mirrors the rise of similar movements across time and space, in each case reflecting the role of a politically energised middle class.

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