{"id":2792,"date":"2013-07-13T01:43:51","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=2792"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:43:51","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:43:51","slug":"39-bande-mataram-25-2-07-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\/39-bande-mataram-25-2-07-vol-06-07-bande-mataram","title":{"rendered":"-39_Bande Mataram 25-2-07.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tBande Mataram<\/font><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\t{ CALCUTTA, February 25th, 1907 }<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tYet There Is Method in It
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\n\t\tThe “Moderate” Indian politician aspires to be an Imperial citizen. His ambition has at last been screwed up to the point of
\nseeking equality with his “colonial brother”. His loyalty draws him towards the Empire and his politics draws him towards
\nself-government and the resultant is self-government within the Empire. Colonies have been granted self-government within the
\nEmpire and it logically follows that if the Indians try, try and try again they too will gain their end because nothing is impossible
\nto perseverance. Thus two birds will be killed with one stone. The ruling people, whose immense power can be turned against
\nus any moment if they happen to be irritated, will be pleased with our desire not to break away from the Empire and, at the
\nsame time, the spirit of independence which is constantly urging us to demand a greater and greater measure of self-government
\nwill have its full play. Such a compromise, such a smooth scheme of accommodating comprehensiveness is being welcomed everywhere as suddenly revealed to a political prophet who is going the round of the country with the inviting message, “Come to
\nme, all ye that are heavy-laden and I shall give rest unto you.” The talk of this colonial self-government or self-government
\nwithin the Empire at a time they are going to have an Imperial conference of the Colonial Prime Ministers and have condescended to admit a representative of India to the same may very well entrap the unwary, specially when it comes from a
\npersonage who is said to have explained to the Secretary of State all that India needs in a five-minute interview. But the pretension
\nof the frog to rank as a quadruped of the elephant class with the mere expression of a pious wish should receive a heavy shock on
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\n\tlearning from Reuter that either Mr. Morley or his nominee will
\nrepresent India at the coming Colonial Conference. This is quite in keeping with the system of representation that India enjoys.
\nThis is a further extension of the sham which we see here in the local Legislative Councils. This is but the continuation of the
\nfarce which is known as the Local Board or Municipal Board representation.
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\n\tIt is a favourable sign that when some leading moderate politicians are trying fresh and big doses of poppy on our people
\nfor the offence of giving a slight indication of self-consciousness, these smart shocks for regaining self-possession are coming of
\nthemselves. The spurious politics that has so long lived only on the delusion of the people has very nearly been found out and
\nthus elaborate preparations are going on to give it a fresh lease of life. But when the gods want to destroy a thing no human
\nefforts can avail. Mendicancy is no longer consistent with the stand-up position the Indians have taken up. The beggar knows
\nonly begging and bullying but his day-dreams surpass even those of Alanschar. The imposing ideal of self-government within the
\nEmpire with which begging politics has been making its last attempt to catch the fancy of the people will hardly survive
\nsuch disenchanting strokes as the representation of India on the Colonial Conference by the Secretary of State himself or his own
\nnominee.
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\n\t\tIf India is to be India, if her civilisation is to retain its distinctive stamp and extend its spiritual conquests for the benefit of the world at large it must be propped up with the strength of
\nher own people.
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\n\tTo include India in a federation of colonies and the motherland is madness without method. The patriotism that wishes the country to lose itself within an Empire which justifies its name
\nby its conquest\u2014 the colonies being no portion of the Empire in its strict sense\u2014 is also madness without method. But to
\ntalk of absolute independence and autonomy\u2014 though this be madness, yet there is method in it.
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