A total of twelve Indian progressive writers gathered at the manor. They are: Chairman of the Progressive Writers Association Premchand, Vice Chairman Anand, Secretary General Alim, former Secretary General Thagad, Mumbai Writers Leader Abbas, Haider
Uddin, the leader of Raba writers... originally received invitations to more writers, but was absent due to various reasons.
This time was not a formal meeting, but a meeting of progressive writers and leaders.
The gathering place was on the grass in the manor. There were obviously enough chairs and benches, but everyone sat on the ground with plates of fruits in front of them. When it was time to eat, a banana leaf was placed in front of everyone, and the servants scooped the rice into it.
Place a large spoonful of curry soup on the banana leaf.
There are certainly small spoons, but they are only used to add ingredients and side dishes. People grab them with their hands when eating.
It's okay to grab rice with your hands. After all, it is people's eating custom. But why should Mao squeeze the curry sauce rice with his hands again and again, just like a child playing with mud, shape it into a rice ball and then bring it to his mouth to slowly nibble?
Combined with the yellow and black color of the curry rice, it really looks like...yuck!
Zhou Hexuan felt a chill when he saw it, and he took the rice with a spoon honestly.
By the way, Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Leyi had an internal crisis last night, so they ran to the fields outside the manor to solve the problem. The huge manor didn't even have a toilet. There were servants following them at the time, and the servant was holding a jar of water in his hand.
Of course, the water in the jar is used to wash the buttocks. Normally, you have to use your left hand to wash the water, and finally wash your left hand. Those with power can ask servants to do it for them. For example, a servant wanted to help Zhou Hexuan wash it last night.
Zhou Hexuan was so frightened that he quickly took out a piece of paper to solve the problem. The servant felt aggrieved by this, perhaps because he felt that he had not done a good job, or perhaps he felt that he had been ignored.
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Before, we were just chatting with each other, and we only got down to business when we started eating.
The person who presided over the speech was not the chairman and secretary-general of the Indian Progressive Writers Association, but the vice-chairman Anand. This man put down the ball of curry rice in his hand, waved his right hand stained with yellow juice and said: "Gentlemen, Marx once wrote an article
Expounded on the Indian problem: All natural and man-made disasters can only touch the surface of India, while the British destroyed the social structure of India. Indians lost the old world instead of gaining a new world, and we were cut off from all our traditions and history.
It’s a relationship!”
All the writers shook their heads slightly, expressing their agreement with this view.
Among these people, only one or two are members of the Communist Party of India, but the rest are inclined to or sympathetic to the communist theory. Especially Vice Chairman Anand, who has publicly stated that he is deeply influenced by Marx and has translated Marx's works into
Indian serial.
Perhaps it is difficult for everyone to understand why Mao, a large group of high-caste bourgeois writers, would actually choose to sympathize with or even join the Communist Party.
In fact, it is very simple. They all learned it from the British. In the 1930s, the British yearned for the Soviet Union, and the Indians yearned for the United Kingdom. Soviet communism was introduced to India in a second-hand manner, and was then used to resist British colonization.
rule.
Since it is a second hand, there are naturally differences in content. The communism pursued by Indians is a weakened version created by the British, and strictly speaking, it is more similar to reform socialism.
Violent revolution? Haha.
These Indian writers did not dare. While shouting communist slogans, they supported Gandhi's "non-violent non-cooperation movement".
Anand continued: "The mission of our progressive writers, and also the mission of all Indians, is destructive, that is, to eliminate the old Asian-style society, and second, constructive, that is, to establish a Western-style modern society in Asia
! If you want to break the old society and build a new society, you must transform your thoughts and correct your concepts. And the renewal of thoughts and concepts requires the promotion of literary works. This is the work that our Indian Progressive Writers Association must do!"
"Snap, snap, snap!"
Writers clapped with their left hands and clapped their right wrists.
Chairman Premchand praised: "Anand said it very well and clearly. We cannot fight alone, we must unite again to expand our influence. Alim, please tell us about the situation of the Writers' Association.
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Secretary-General Alim said: "Since the Second Congress of the Progressive Writers Association was held, we have not gathered together for more than three years. In the past three years, our writers have been arrested, our magazines have been closed down, and branches in various places have also been attacked.
Devastating damage, the daily work of the Progressive Writers Association has come to a complete standstill. Now things have turned around. The British recognized the independence of India in the "United Nations Declaration", but they refused to fulfill their promises. All Indians should stand up and condemn.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the British to go too far, and the opportunity for our Progressive Writers Association to make a comeback has also arrived!"
Zhou Hexuan secretly laughed when he heard this. These Indian writers actually had to look at the British for their literary propaganda, and they had to take advantage of the international trend before they dared to stand up. Look at China's "Leftist League", which appeared not long after its establishment.
The surviving writers of the "Five Martyrs of the Left Alliance" continued to fight. However, the British only arrested writers and closed down magazines, but did not kill anyone at all.
Compared with their Chinese counterparts, Indian writers are too weak and fearful.
Former Secretary-General Thajad smiled and said: "I also agree with Alim's statement that now is a good time for the development of the Progressive Writers' Association. I propose that the third congress of the All India Progressive Writers' Association be convened in the near future to restore the destroyed organization.
Everyone recovers!”
Anand added: "Of course, we should not blindly oppose Britain, but seek cooperation in opposition. Now the mainstream of civilized countries around the world is anti-fascism, and we should establish an anti-fascist united front in the Indian literary world. In this way
Doing it will not only facilitate the progress of the work, but also gain the support of the British."
"Mr. Anand is really a wise man. We should indeed raise the anti-fascist flag." Mumbai writer leader Abbas praised.
Premchand suddenly asked Zhou Hexuan: "Mr. Zhou, you are one of the founders of the 'International Anti-Fascist Alliance'. Do you have any good suggestions for this?"
The "International Anti-Fascist Alliance" has already spread all over the world, especially in the United States, the United Kingdom and China, with a total membership of more than 200,000 people worldwide. However, this organization is very loose, and most of its branches have been reduced to reading clubs.
The remaining functions include learning, discussion, publicity, donation, and international support.
As the president of the "China Branch of the International Anti-Fascist Alliance", Zhou Hexuan's only role is to promote the Anti-Japanese War through the journal "Fei Offensive", encourage people to join the army and raise donations. Members from all over the country are scattered, there is no organization at all, and even no one has
Think of this as a serious group organization.
Zhou Hexuan said: "I very much support the establishment of an anti-fascist front in the Indian Progressive Writers Association. Fascism is the public enemy of all mankind. In the Axis plan, Germany expanded to the north, west and east, Italy expanded to the south,
Expanding eastward, Japan is expanding eastward and southward. Their goal is to occupy the entire Asian, European, and African continents, and India is also within the scope of fascist expansion. The British are only colonizing, and the fascist countries are even more brutal. They will
Blatantly stealing all your wealth. Tragedies like Germany’s massacre of Jews and Japan’s Nanjing Massacre may be staged in India.”
"Mr. Zhou is right when he says that fascism is the devil!" Thagard echoed.
Zhou Hexuan continued: "So, the Indian people should not have unrealistic illusions about Japan and think that they are here to liberate India. Now, some of the remaining Indian soldiers in Myanmar have formed an army with the support of Japan. They are helping
The Japanese attacked the British army. This is extremely wrong. If the British are robbers, then the Japanese are devils. Dear Indian writer friends, you must write articles to promote it and don't let Indians become the devil's accomplices."
The writers present all nodded. They were representatives of the emerging bourgeoisie. They were against the British just to gain more rights and interests. The fascists were too terrible. They might one day directly massacre and plunder, instead of being colonized by the British.
Zhou Hexuan added: "In order to strengthen communication and learning between writers from China and India, I suggest that the Indian Progressive Writers Association and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles have more exchanges. As an honorary director of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, I invite Indian writer friends to visit China."
"I am willing to go to China!" Anand raised his hand.
Anand is indeed the best candidate to visit China. He is the founder and vice-chairman of the Indian Progressive Writers Association. He has a high status but does not have many affairs. He took a flight to China for exchanges and returned to India just in time to attend the third congress.
I learned a lot of struggle experiences from Chinese progressive writers.
Zhou Hexuan did not expect that Anand's trip to China would directly transform him from a pro-communist to a Communist Party of India. He only stayed in Chongqing for two months and became a complete admirer of Taizu. Later, he became an admirer of Taizu.
It was the establishment of Maoist guerrilla forces in rural India.
It was also because of Zhou Hexuan's invitation that the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Indian Progressive Writers' Association strengthened their exchanges. The two sides maintained close relations until the early 1960s. It was not until the 1980s that the literary circles of the two countries resumed contact, and Zhou Hexuan was once again known as the "Sino-Indian Writers Association".
A bridge for literary exchanges between the two countries."
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