Revolutionaries know there is an excellent chance they’ll be murdered because they know the kind of people they are up against. Those of us who stand up for what’s right do so because of what Napoleon called the Sacred Fire. Once a person tunes into that, there’s no turning back. Selling out becomes too infernal to even contemplate.
Since I am serious about this exploration into astrology, I must say that it jumps out to me that Sankara’s time in office just so happens to coincide with the last time Saturn (structure/father energy) aligned with Pluto (death/rebirth transformation energy).
Right now this conjunct (alignment) is happening in Capricorn and we are seeing the institutions trembling as they get exposed for what they’ve been up to for quite some time in the dark. During Sankara’s time, Pluto and Saturn aligned in Libra. It just so happens that Sankara’s legend includes his guitar skills and his love of music - Libra is associated with all things beautiful and cultural.