HAIL THE IMMORTAL
CONTRIBUTION OF LEGENDARY COMRADE JAN MYRDAL ON PASSING AWAY FEW DAYS AGO WHO
WAS A BEACON OF LIBERATION SHIMMERING THE SACRED FLAME OF MAOISM. MAY MORE BLOOM LIKE HIM.
By
Harsh Thakor
Without doubt Jan Myrdal was one of the great revolutionary intellectuals of our time and his writings and works will make a permanent stamp on the democratic and Communist movement worldwide. Myrdal was a master at interacting and relating with the common people, thus giving a very accurate reflection. His style of writing was lucid above all it could make readers decide their viewpoint independently, similar to Brechtian technique in theatre. I may have had important disagreements with him but have deep admiration for his open mindedness and down to earth attitude. Myrdals' personality won the hearts of people worldwide touching the core of their souls with the red flame of liberation. He was a beacon in shimmering light of liberation to extinguish the neo-fascism encompassing the entire globe. Sadly he left us forever a few days ago. However his spirit will live on forever to enable new roses to bloom.
We
must congratulate Myrdal for his death defying courage in touring Dandakaranya
or Chattisgarh, which is the hotbed of Maoist Movement and state proto-fascism.
In Red Star over China with the
daunting courage of a military commander he toured the Indian region of Bastar
and interview leaders of the Communist Party India (Maoist). In spite of being
85 he trudged himself to traverse through the most hazardous regions both
geographically and politically. His voyage was like a resurrection of Edgar
Snow entering
Earlier
in 1963 and 1970 he made visits to
I
can never forget his talk in
Today
in the view of Myrdal
In
1989 erroneously he supported the counter-revolutionary firing by Chinese
troops in Tiananmen Square on the protesting students and was eclectic in not
understanding the reactionary nature of
RED STAR
OVER
The
book Red Star Over India is balanced
not indulging in hyper praise, romanticism or scathed criticism thus reflecting
objectivity.
Very
classically and coherently it refers to anecdotes of events of past history of
the world be it Europe,
In
chapter 'Present Civil War in India" he illustrates how in essence India
negates a truly functioning bourgeoisie parliamentary democracy but still
recognizes certain salient features of liberalism. Ironically he even
critically appraises Mahatma Gandhi, who in many ways
appeased British colonialism. Very boldly as contrary to many intellectuals he
recognized some salient liberal features of
It
deeply delves into
With
deep historical insight he touches on the writings of Karl Marx with reference
to
In
part 'To Dandkaranya in the manner of a novelist he relates how he put his
first foot in the sacred area of Dandkaranya and the emotions and vibration she
experienced. Here he reflected on the roots of Indian culture planted in
Ramayana which the European left forgot about. A reference was made to the
contribution of historian D. Kosamabi. Myrdal felt that Indian history or
culture could never be ignored. Subtle references were also made on Marx on
In
section 'What Independence" he recounts the crystallization of Kali Ghosh
into a full fledged revolutionary in
In
a chapter 'What terror ' very illustratively he explain show the actions of
Maoists were essentially counterattacks to the neo-fascist political and
economic oppression on the Adivasis blessed by the Corporates. It gives even
non -Maoists[3]
a vivid illustration of why the Maoist movement in reaction to the semi-fascist
state that masquerades in being a genuine democracy. In deep depth he has
described the oppressive living conditions of the Adivasis as well as the
monumental democratic revolutionary forms of power installed by the Maoists
Myrdal does ample justice to the relentless spirit of the C.P.I.(Maoist) in
confronting the neo-fascist rulers by organizing armed resistance at the
hardest point
In
chapter 'In the Camp' he touched on how the Maoist redressed the aspect of mass
line and made a subtle comparison with the resistance of the Paris Commune .The
topic of leadership of the party, secret functioning ,work in urban areas and a
unified Communist party was redressed here. Very poignantly he also highlights
the striking similarity of the Indian Maoist party with the Chinese party in
the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, confronting subconscious determining
of reactionary values among the masses as anti-Marxist Freudian approach.
In
Chapter 'The standing wave' the "Geneva Convention' in light of respect of
human rights was discussed. Here Myrdal described how the Indian rulers broke
all it's norms in terrorizing Adivasis and executing Maoist cadre. A striking
comparison was made between the experiences of the Paris Commune and
Myrdal
insists that the Indian revolution should never adopt the Russian or Chinese path
hand must carve out a unique strategy of its own. In his view
Today
in the view of Myrdal
A
heart evoking chapter 'Singing the poetry of the people' was written on
In
'Leaving the Guerrilla Zone 'He describes that his exit of the guerrilla zone
was more arduous than entering it, with many more government patrols. Touching
the core of a reader's soul he revealed the vibrations penetrating within him
longing the red flame to encompass the whole of India. His heart literally did
the talking when he bid farewell to Comrades he would never meet again. He made
a reference to The Iron Heel which
Socialist readers at that time found very pessimistic. The author here
projected Socialism was meeting an impending doom like the suppression of the
Paris Commune. Myrdal felt that India could well be destined to face the same
fate.
In
concluding chapter 'Negative Possibility,’ he summed up the emergence and
extension of proto-fascism and it's roots in colonial or neo-colonial tyranny
of the pas enslaving the proletariat worldwide. He illustrates the coherency of
neo-liberalism world wide breeding fascism. A subtle reference is also made to
the Bhumkal uprising of 1910. Myrdal points out the weakness of the party not
able to organize masses outside its orbit. Otherwise even the 25 % of
population comprising the dalits and Adivasis can face the same fate as those
movements which had reversals.
Arun
Ferreira's review in Economic and Political weekly on Red Star over India in 2012 is a must read for readers .It explains
why the book is a kind of an epic .and does full justice to the Indian
Communist Movement.
WEAKNESSES OF RED STAR OVER INDIA
Still
In my view the book did not sufficiently throw light on the aspect of the 'mass
line' and the development and revolutionary development of base areas. Nor does
it adequately touch upon the question of the Communist party. It is almost as
the leaders of the Maoist party are giving the answers on this with Myrdal
merely being a spectator. Myrdal did not reflect a personal study of how
alternative revolutionary power was achieved and revolutionary democratic
functioning enforced.
Although
highlighting contribution of Charu Mazumdar it makes no mention of the struggle
for mass line of Tarimela Nagi Reddy-DV Rao. The subjective weakness of a party
not re-organized is not highlighted with a view projected that the task is
already accomplished, through formation of the C.P.I. (Maoist).
It
also does not give the reader a clear stand on the nature of Independence in
1947 and is apologetic to Nehru, who was in essence an anti-communist
reactionary. Strangely he had kind words for Jawaharlal Nehru, praising his
support to liberal ideas and terming him as a liberal bourgeois democrat.
However he forgot the tyranny unleashed by the Congress party under Nehru in
the Telangana armed struggle where the Communist forces were literally razed to
the ground, doing a demolition job with no stone unturned. Nehru’s moral pro-Hindu
stance and subservience to colonial masters was untouched before 1947.
A
proper evaluation was also not made of the comparative democracy in the regions
of Dandakaranya and those of the base areas of the Chinese Communist party
before the 1949 revolution.
CHINA: THE REVOLUTION
CONTINUED
In
this book Jan Myrdal returns to village Liu Ling with Gun Kessle which he visited
seven years ago in 1963. In a classic research documentary of meticulous detail
he does justice to how during the Great Proletarian cultural revolution
revolutionary democracy penetrated regions not traversed before in human
history. With living examples he narrated how a new epoch was virtually ushered
in mankind's achievements with illustrations of experiences of various people
in Liu Ling. It was truly remarkable the manner in which he penetrated every
sphere of the people’s lives proving the cutting edge of the line of Chairman
Mao Tse Tung over that of Liu Shao Chi.[4]
LIU LING SEVEN YEARS
AFTER AND THE POLITICS OF THE THRESHING MACHINE
He
discovered how the standard of living rose in the Cultural Revolution. In 1966
stone caves were built learning from the example of the Tachai brigade. Earlier
in 1962 only earth caves existed .The stone cave is an unusually stable and
well insulated stone house. The new buildings were more roomy. It is easier to
plan a family here.
In
1962 drinking water was inadequate while now it was readily available, and good
even when not boiled.
Every
villager now had a transistor set.
A
threshing machine was now running day and night which greatly accelerated speed
of production. Earlier grain was grounded by a donkey pulled mill. Before the
Cultural revolution loans were needed from the state or peoples commune. Now
Investment was made by the peasant's own capital which they attributed to study
of Mao thought. Major expenditure was conducted by the revolutionary Committees
of the Peoples Communes. It is the revolutionary committees that took the final
decisions in public mass meetings on planning a building.
Production
had spectacularly risen from 160 tones in 1961 to 240 in 1965 and 325 in
1969.The brigade's collective funds rose to 160,000 Y.
On
18th October a bi-weekly study meting was held studying quotations of Chairman
Mao. It decided to begin with Song of the
Helmsman. The lesson was used to guide the peasants ideologically in the
Autumn harvest, in relation to imperialism and feudalism.
A
180 degree turnabout took place in the administrative structure. There was a
united and directly elected management .The revolutionary committee which
worked under permanent supervision.
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