The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China - Chapter 1007

  As his impression of Gandhi changed, Zhou Hexuan also found some Gandhi articles to read, which surprised him and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

   Those articles and speeches published by Gandhi are full of basic Marxist terms, and the substance is very different from the Marxist theory of violence.

For example, Gandhi said: “Class war is not suitable for the essential characteristics of India, and India can develop a broad form of communism based on the basic rights of all people and equality and justice.” This means that class struggle does not suit India’s national conditions. , but can take a communist road with Indian characteristics.

Does    sound familiar?

   Therefore, in modern political and literary practice in India, “Gandhiism” and “Marxism” are often combined. Most writers in India tend to turn from Gandhism to Marxism, or from Marxism to Gandhism.

  Gandhiism is actually the product of the fusion of Marxism and the Indian national liberation movement, but it did not carry the banner of Marxism.

   Later, an Indian expert on “subaltern studies”, Parth Chatterjee, put it more bluntly. He believed that Gandhi borrowed Marxism to mobilize the lower castes and untouchables, and used these lower class people as revolutionary tools. In Gandhi’s eyes, untouchables and low castes are just tools that can speak. Gandhi never thought of fighting for real power for untouchables.

   Zhou Hexuan read Gandhi’s articles for a few days in a row, and he almost understood it, and his impression of Gandhi was reversed again. Not contempt, nor respect, but indifference.

  Chang Kaishen is still meeting progressive Indians one after another, and he also asked his secretary to write a “Letter to the Indian People”, which was published by Soong Meiling on the local radio. The article stated that the people of China and India share the same destiny, so they should fight side by side. It is hoped that the United Kingdom will not wait for any request from the Indian people, and endow the Indian people with real political power as soon as possible, so that they can exert their boundless spiritual and material might.

   Lao Jiang’s “A Letter to the Indian People” won unanimous praise from the Indians. Nehru commented that it was a great event of historical significance, symbolizing the friendship and future comradeship between the two great nations of China and India.

  The British colonial authorities were furious, forbid Chang Kaishen to meet Indian progressives again, and urged Chang Kaishen to return to China as soon as possible.

   Kolkata, Hotel.

  Chang Kaishen has determined the date of his return to China. He walked to Zhou Hexuan’s room and said, “Mingcheng has been studying Gandhi’s articles these days. What results have you come up with?”

   Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: “Cut apart all the beautiful appearances, the reality is always dirty and cruel.”

   “How?” Chang Kaishen asked.

   Zhou Hexuan said: “Gandhi and other progressives in India, open-mouthed and closed-mouthed is the exclusive vocabulary of Marxism.”

  Chang Kaishen was surprised: “Are they all communist believers?”

   Zhou Hexuan shook his head and said, “Pseudo believers.”

  Chang Kaishen wondered: “There are still false believers in communism?”

   Zhou Hexuan said: “After my research in the past few days, I have discovered the essence of the Indian national liberation movement.”

  Chang Kaishen said: “What essence?”

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: “The so-called Indian national liberation movement is essentially a movement of the bourgeoisie to use a variant of Marxism to induce the proletariat to resist colonialism. The Indian bourgeoisie has a certain resistance, but weakness prevails, and they are afraid A **** revolution. So the bourgeoisie used Marxism to mobilize the emotions of the proletariat, using the proletariat as a gunman, standing behind and enjoying the fruits of the revolution. And the Indian proletariat faces too much oppression, and the British colonial government is not a single goal , so the spirit of resistance of the proletariat cannot be fully mobilized, let alone a revolution like the Soviet Union. This is a complete farce! If there is no major change in the international situation, the liberation movement of the Indians will never be realized .”

   Chang Kaishen digested it for a while, and then let Zhou Hexuan explain some of the content in detail, and finally understood it completely. He sighed with emotion: “Revolution still has to rely on oneself, and we cannot pin our hopes on the sympathy of imperialism. We Chinese are different, we are born with a revolutionary spirit, from the first prime minister (Sun Yat-sen) to the Northern Expedition Revolution, to overthrow the Qing government and the Beiyang government one after another. The brutal rule finally established a truly democratic and progressive Republic of China.”

   Zhou Hexuan pursed his lips and smiled: “It’s true.”

   “I heard that Cheng has a new work to be published?” Chang Kaishen asked.

Zhou Hexuan nodded and said, “It’s a novel written a few years ago. It has been proofread in China, the United Kingdom and the United States, and it will be published immediately. I have contacted the Indian publishing house in the past few days, and they are also willing to publish it. It can be printed in a month.”

  Chang Kaishen smiled and said, “Then I must read it.”

   Zhou Hexuan said: “It’s just a fairy tale.”

  At the beginning, Zhou Hexuan copied “The Little Prince” just to tell stories to children. Now it has to be published, because if the book is not completed as soon as possible, the original author will start writing in a few months – “The Little Prince” was written in July 1942, completed in October, and officially published in early 1943.

   “The Little Prince” at first glance is just a fairy tale for adults, but for the French, there are too many deep meanings in it. Foxes, roses, street lamps… all kinds of things have images, and what they really express is patriotism.

   This is not an over-interpretation, but a way of writing that a Frenchman was forced to use during the German occupation of France.

  The original author was a French pilot who ran to de Gaulle’s government in exile in the second year of the publication of “The Little Prince” and died in a flight mission in 1943.

  The French can fully understand the patriotism of “The Little Prince”, and the French government even put it into the national currency. The face of the author of “The Little Prince” was printed on the franc of 50 denominations before, and “The Little Prince and His Star” was also printed. The little prince in the book represents patriots, and images such as roses and stars all refer to ravaged France.

   On February 21st, the half-month visit to India ended, and Chang Kaishen took everyone back to China by special plane.

  The Vice President of the Progressive Writers Association of India also went there. He claimed that he was going to China for a friendly exchange visit. Lao Jiang extended a warm welcome to this. At this time, more than 70% of the Chinese Federation of Literary and Art Circles were Communists or pro-Communists, and Anand would definitely be deeply influenced by communism.

  If Anand can go to another Zhou mansion in Chongqing, it is understandable that he is a Maoist in India.

   Just when Zhou Hexuan and the others set off to return to China, The Little Prince was published in China, the United States and the United Kingdom one after another, attracting widespread attention and discussion, and readers gave countless different interpretations.

   Chinese readers’ criticism and praise of “The Little Prince” were evenly divided at the beginning.