AN INDICTMENT Whose Responsibility For The Failure of 1942

Hero-Worship is a general characteristic of Indian-life óand nowhere more so than in politics. Ignorance of factsócolossal both in Depth and Extentóis the cardinal reason for it. This series of ëChangersí Publicationsí will try to remedy the defect in both of its aspects. It shall try to be both informative and interpretative. It shall also attempt to guide the trend of Indian Politics on more rational and national lines. This ëphamphlet No. 1í of the Series attempts a Nationalistic Appraisal of the Great Insurrection of 1942 and tries to investigate the causes of its failure. If the presentation seem unnecessarily bitter, we only say Failures are a luxury we can not afford to repeat. In order to avoid misunderstanding we may say outright that we have nothing in common with the so-called Communist Party of India. With us ëIndiaís Freedom is first and Indiaís Freedom is lastí (Bose).