{"id":2686,"date":"2013-07-13T01:43:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:43:14","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:43:14","slug":"140-bande-mataram-3-9-07-vol-06-07-bande-mataram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/01-works-of-sri-aurobindo\/03-cwsa\/06-07-bande-mataram\/140-bande-mataram-3-9-07-vol-06-07-bande-mataram","title":{"rendered":"-140_Bande Mataram 3-9-07.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nEastern Renascence
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\nWhen the mailed fist of young Japan was striking blow after blow at the huge Russian bear our benevolent rulers who
\nwere secretly dismayed and astonished tried to put on a smiling face as best they could and persuade us into the belief that
\nJapan was only an exception which proved the rule of Eastern worthlessness. Somehow or other, however, inconvenient facts
\ncropped up to challenge their favourite theory and Persia and even Afghanistan began to raise their heads. Even China threw
\naway her phial of laudanum and opened her eyes to the rays of the rising sun. Our honest Anglo-Indian Press tried to ignore this
\nugly fact as long as it could; but now with a deep sigh it has to confess that the Eastern nations have secured a fresh lease of life
\nand have begun in right earnest to set their houses in order. Here is an extract published by the
\nPioneer <\/i>from a circular issued by
\nthe Chinese authorities:
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\n“Those who are able to promote agricultural enterprises,
\nmechanical arts and handicrafts, trade and mines or any other kind of business, or aid merchants to subscribe capital for industrial enterprises, and succeed in them\u2014 such officials or gentry who have worked to such an end, will be rewarded by the Throne
\nto an extraordinary degree. Should anyone be able to show that he has succeeded in starting a manufactory or industrial work
\nwith a capital of over ten million taels, where the workmen number several
\nthousand, such persons will be even more greatly rewarded\u2014 even to the extent of
\nbeing raised to the peerage." <\/span> <\/p>\n

\nJapan joined in the race of commercial enterprise
\nlater than India and outstripped her in no time and now China, where there are
\nno "honest Swadeshi" officials to let loose mercenary   
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\n\tGurkha bands to crush all spirit of enterprise, may very well
\nbe expected to do the same. Here in India we lag behind and lose the race not because the other Eastern nations are naturally
\nmore gifted than we are but because there is that benevolent despotism which like a leaden extinguisher puts out all the fire
\nof our genius. There is scarcely a word of encouragement, and in fact there cannot be; but of repression and Swadeshi cases
\nthere are plenty.
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\n\tBut the Time-spirit is abroad, and out of the extinguisher
\nleaps forth the tongues of fire that will at no distant date set all obstacles ablaze. The nations of the East will rear up their heads
\nand India will be herself again. Repression will only enhance the glory of her victory and help in putting her in the vanguard of
\nnations.   
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