Theory of everything: Dissent, derision, and demonstrations

Gen Z protests against the NEET paper leak used chants, memes, and dances that employed ridicule effectively.

Critics of the CJP protest likened it to a mela, a carnival, which supporters say is why it was successful.

Aristophanes' 5th-century Athens play Lysistrata used profanity and vulgar language as legitimate protest, lampooning even Socrates.

William Shakespeare used profanity liberally in his works.

Nautanki, a performing art in the Hindi heartland, used folk invective during the Indian Independence struggle.