Writing about the Russian revolution in India?
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In India, the struggle for independence from British colonial rule was deeply enriched by lessons from world’s first successful revolution in Russia, which was socialist in nature.
The year 2019 marks 102 years of “The Socialist Revolution of Russia” also known as “The October Revolution” under leadership of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. In India, the struggle for independence from British colonial rule was deeply enriched by lessons from world’s first successful revolution, which was socialist in nature.
People from all sections of society, such as activists, writers, artistes, and public intellectuals were inspired by the October Revolution, leading to a rich creative treasure of art and literary works. This diverse contribution did channelise anti-imperial forces.
The Ghadar Party was among some organisations that got ignited from the first Russian Revolution in 1905. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi regarded it as “the greatest event of the present century” and “a great lesson to us”. India was also switching to this “Russian remedy against tyranny,” Gandhi had said. The revolution made Marxism-Leninism a potent ideological force internationally.
Interestingly, the Right-wing forces in India in the past few years have unleashed a vigorous propaganda, raising questions about a revolutionary icon like Lenin, the revolution led by him in Soviet Russia and its impact on India. In a rebuttal of such misdeeds, here are a few examples of literary and political figures who were inspired by the Russian revolution:
Madam Bhikaji Cama
Madam Bhikaji Cama was the first Indian to appreciate the role of the working class in the 1905 Russian Revolution, the first Indian abroad who got interested in Marxism and the first ever to realise the significance of Lenin and the Bolsheviks.
In a speech that she delivered on August 22, 1907, she said: “I stand before the tribunal of human justice because Socialism spells Justice…I believe a day will come when India will awake and follow the example of our Russian Comrades to whom we particularly send our fraternal greetings.”
Russian Revolution :
Russian Revolution inspired by many Indians. several attended the communist University. By the mid 1920 the Communist Party was formed in India. Its members ki kept in touch with the Soviet Communist Party. There was much that was written in Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu.