HITLER GAVE INDIA HER INDEPENDENCE
It is a widely held belief that India
gained independence from British rule due to Gandhi and his
non-cooperation movement. True history as revealed by His Divine
Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada does not support this
view. Prabhupada reveals very clearly that India gained her
independence due to Adolf Hitler not Gandhi. Prabhupada always criticised Gandhi’s
non-violence movement saying: “Well, in politics, unless there is
violence, you cannot take. Simply by sweet words, not possible.”
He further said that after 30 years of this non-violent,
non-cooperation Gandhi could do nothing to drive away the British.
The British were driven out of Indian because Hitler smashed them
and diminished their political power. Hitler then helped
Subash Chandra Bose to form the Indian National Army [I.N.A] by
giving him Indian soldiers captured by the Germans from the
British.
The British realized they could no longer rule over India when
they saw that the captured Indian soldiers were joining a fighting
national movement led by Subash Chandra Bose in cooperation with
Hitler’s national socialistic Germany.
Thus the British left India in 1947 but not without causing as
much harm to the country as possible by leaving them weak with the
partition of India and Pakistan. A fitting move by the Jewish
controlled British [divide and conquer]
Morning Walk -- June 11, 1976, Los Angeles:
Rāmeśvara: So then after the war, nothing will change. System of
government, the industries, everything will just be rebuilt.
Prabhupāda: They'll try at least. Just like after the Second World
War, Germany or England finished. They could not recoup. They are
now poverty-stricken.
Rāmeśvara: Germany?
Prabhupāda: Germany is little recouped, but England is finished.
Therefore I say India got independence not due to Gandhi. It is
due to Hitler. That is my opinion. I have got reason. The Hitler
fighting with England made them smashed, so their political power
became nil almost, and on this opportunity, Hitler helped Subash
Chandra Bose, one of the leaders of India, to organize Indian
National Army. This Indian National Army, when attacked, at least
made a show of attack from Imphala(?), especially on Calcutta
dropped bombs, and the whole Calcutta became vacant. Perhaps
myself and a few others remained. I sent my sons.... Of course,
daughter was married, but they sent to Navadvīpa, Śrīdhara
Mahārāja's āśrama. My wife refused to go out of Calcutta. She
said, "I'll be bombed maybe, but I'll not go out." (laughs) So I
had to remain in Calcutta. So I've seen bombing and Calcutta all
vacant. And one day I was eating in the evening, at
night—immediately bombing. Kachori... I was hungry, (laughs) but
the eating finished.
Hari-śauri: It was bombed frequently, or just once or twice?
Prabhupāda: Almost daily. But it was meant for bombing the
European quarters. So when the Britishers saw that "Now this
Subash Bose has organized I.N.A...." I.N.A. was organized by
Subash Chandra Bose. Outside India, all the Indians, they
contributed money, especially from Singapore. Singapore, Hong
Kong, this side..., all the Indians, they contribute sufficiently.
And he got men from the fighting Indians soldiers. The Britishers,
they were fighting with Indian soldiers, with Germany and Japan
and others. So the contract with Hitler and Subash Bose was this,
that "All the Indian soldiers which you arrest in the war, please
give me them. Then I shall organize." So the soldiers, when they
understood they're being arrested—"We shall go to Indian
side"—they voluntarily surrendered. So Hitler, all others, Hitler
and Japan, Tojo, arrest them and give it to Subash Chandra Bose,
and he was organizing in Singapore.
Hari-śauri: He had a large army?
Prabhupāda: Large or small, whatever; there was. But England had
no soldiers. Whatever they did—fight—with the Indian soldiers,
Gurkha and Sikh. Indian money, Indian soldiers, everything
Indian—they were fighting. So when the Britishers saw that "The
nationalism has come amongst the soldiers. It is not possible to
maintain the Empire," they voluntarily gave indepen.... "Better
give us good relations, and our business.... Make some agreement.
But before departing, make them weak and divide Pakistan and
India."
Rāmeśvara: That the British arranged.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Because they are doing these things all in....
Wales.... What is called? Ireland, Germany. That is their
business: divide and rule. Before leaving India, immediately they
partitioned. Burma was Indian. Ceylon was Indian. So they had
already divided.
Hari-śauri: Made them all into separate states.
Prabhupāda: Yes. (japa) Now England is finished. There are
aristocrat type statues now rolling on the ground. Who takes care?
Their, their Lennon? Lennon, John Lennon and George Harrison, they
are purchasing big, big palaces. (japa)
Hari-śauri: All the aristocracy, they just go out to work like
anyone else.
Prabhupāda: The lords are roaming on the street. I have seen many
lords. They're ordinary.... Even they haven't got car. The Queen
also, just like ordinary, common man. Royal family.
Rāmeśvara: One day America will be poor like that also.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Luxury leads to poverty. When the American
becomes too much luxurious, they'll not be able to defend their
country. Then it will be finished.
Rāmeśvara: That is the fear even now, that America has lost their
fighting spirit against the Communists.
Prabhupāda: Oh, yes, yes. Yes. Vietnam. It is proof. When the
Vietnam is attacked, American soldiers, they began to fly, flee
away, became afraid. Naturally. They were not soldiers. They have
no fighting spirit. By force they have been made soldiers. Let
them take to Kṛṣṇa
consciousness. America will be saved. (japa)
Rāmeśvara: Śrīla Prabhupāda, you said yesterday, or a few days
ago, that this movement will go on unimpeded for ten thousand
years, so...
Prabhupāda: Yes, provided we keep it uncontaminated. You should
take this opportunity.
Rāmeśvara: So after ten years we have gotten so many devotees and
so many houses, so I can't imagine how big this movement will be
after ten thousand years.
Morning Walk -- April 21, 1973, Los Angeles:
Prabhupāda: Yes. These Britishers should have tried to assimilate
the mass Indian culture with their help, administrative help, to
broadcast this culture. No. They wanted to exploit India, and
prove that "our ruling over India"... Because they have to show
something to the outside world...
Brahmānanda: To justify that exploitation.
Prabhupāda: Yes. (pause) They would not allow anyone to enter
India to make trade. And that is the cause of two big world wars.
This is a... Real cause is India. Because the Germans, they were
very intelligent. They were intelligent nation. They wanted to
trade with India. So Britishers will not allow them. Actually,
Britishers were selling goods, purchasing from Germany and Japan,
And when German would go to trade, they will enhance the custom
duty very, very large amount. So that was the grudge of the German
nation. Two times, they fought with that "Finish these
Britishers-shop-keeper's nation." Yes. Hitler, Hitler was...
Hitler or the Emperor Wilhelm, some of them, one of them, was
calling the Britishers: "shop-keeper's nation."
Brahmānanda: Yes.
Svarūpa Dāmodara: Shop-keeper's nail?
Prabhupāda: Shop-keeper's nation.
Brahmānanda: A nation of shop-keepers only.
Prabhupāda: That's right. Why the shop-keeper's nation should
predominate all over the world? Kill them. That is their
(indistinct). And actually it is the German people who killed
Britishers, British lion. Apart, after the Second War...
Brahmānanda: British was finished.
Prabhupāda: Finished. Everyone in the United Nations pressed on
them: "Why you are colonizing? Why you are occupying so much land?
You give up." They were obliged. And there was great national
movement of Gandhi. So all United Nations pressed that: "They're
wanting to avoid you. Why you are, by force, staying there?"
Still, they would not go. But when the soldiers began to join the
national movement, they gave it up. "Now we cannot rule it." How
very nasty! For their political power, they did so many heinous
activities in India. That's a great history. For selling their
cotton goods, India's weavers were cut this finger so that they
cannot weave. This is there in the history.
Morning Walk -- October 6, 1975, Durban:
Prabhupāda: Yes. That is the fault. Exploitation was their policy.
Whole European, the France, Holland—go some other country and
exploit. They were doing the same thing in America also. Therefore
America rebelled. Washington was Englishman. Still, he rebelled.
He separated. Independent. A small country and bring money from
the whole world—this is their bad policy.
Puṣṭa
Kṛṣṇa:
It's actually amazing how they colonized.
Prabhupāda: Huh?
Puṣṭa
Kṛṣṇa:
It was actually amazing to think how they colonized almost...
Prabhupāda: They were obliged to do that. In the country there is
no food, no shelter, nothing. Therefore Hitler's determination
was, "I shall make this shopkeeper nation again fishers." What is
called? Fishermen. "I shall ruin their empire." So he did it. But
he also became ruined. He did it. He ruined the Englishmen, but he
also became ruined, finished, Germany finished. But Germany will
be able to rise again. Englishmen will not be able to.
Puṣṭa
Kṛṣṇa:
Why is that, Prabhupāda?
Prabhupāda: They committed so many sinful activities, yes, for
maintaining their empire. To sell their Manchester-made cloth they
ruined the cloth industry of India and cut this finger.
Puṣṭa
Kṛṣṇa:
Cut the thumb off.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Thumbs of the weavers so that they cannot
manufacture anymore.
Puṣṭa
Kṛṣṇa:
Very bad.
Prabhupāda: There are so many other things.
Harikeśa: They cut the thumbs of the weavers?
Prabhupāda: Yes……
Prabhupāda: ...have gone too much in the sand. It is dangerous.
(break) ...expanded so much, these Britishers, a few million
people. This is demonic. Idam adya mayā labdham imaṁ
prāpsye manoratham (BG
16.13):
"I have got now so much. Now let me increase more." Never
satisfied. Idam adya mayā labdham imaṁ
prāpsye mano: "I want to be the richest man, the world." That was
the British policy—ambition. Material ambition is like that. It
increases more and more. (break)
Room Conversation Excerpt -- June 8, 1976, Los Angeles:
Indian Man: ...got the British out.
Prabhupāda: Hitler one side, fought with the Britishers, smashed
them. This is one cause. Another cause: Hitler helped Subhas
Chandra Bose to organize I.N.A. Two causes, the Britishers to go
away. Otherwise, Gandhi's noncooperation movement was started in
1917, and we got our independence in 1947.
Indian Man: Thirty years.
Prabhupāda: Thirty years he could not do anything. And Subhas
Chandra Bose in 1940 or '42, he went out of India and organized
this I.N.A with the help of Hitler, and the Britishers were
obliged to leave India. What do you think? That is my estimation.
Indian Man: Yes, I think so too. Yes, and he is also...
Prabhupāda: And Hitler not only helped Subhas Chandra Bose to
organize this I.N.A. organization, but by fighting with the
Britishers, he smashed... The British lion was bandaged. There was
a cartoon picture. I've seen in that way. The lion is lying down
and bandaged, (makes some gestures) here and here and here, there,
patched: British lion. (laughter) That's a fact.
Indian Man: Subhas Chandra Bose he was in, I think he was...
Prabhupāda: He was my college friend. We studied in the same
college.
Indian Man: Is that right?
Prabhupāda: He was one year senior to me. He appeared(?) from the
year 1919, I appeared(?) in 1920.
Room Conversation with Two Indian Guests -- January 27, 1977,
Jagannatha Puri:
Prabhupāda: No, it is circumstantial. Circumstantially means the
Britishers were not at all concerned about the non... They knew
that "We..."
Guest (1): Had to go.
Prabhupāda: Yes. No. They knew that "We are not going. So long the
nonviolence is there, we are safe." They were occasionally calling
Gandhi and patting him: "Sir, why you are doing this? Let us
compromise," because he knew that "So long nonviolence will
continue, we are safe." But Subash Bose's protest was that "If you
don't take to violence, then these people are never going." That
was the difference of opinion between Subash Bose and... So when
he was taking the Congress in hand, Gandhi became so angry that
Subash Bose, being elected President, Gandhi did not attend the
Congress. So other workers, he requested Subash Bose that "You
resign. Otherwise Gandhi will not."(?) So he resigned. He done
right. And then he thought that "Unless I go out of India, I
cannot do anything." Then he managed to go out of India, and
Singapore, he... Indians with their help and Hitler's
intervention, he organized this INA. And when the Britisher's saw
that "Now the soldiers are joining national movement, then we
cannot rule over," then they decided, "Let us make some
compromise, and as much possible, do harm. Divide this India,
Pakistan and India, and go away." This is fact.
Room Conversation with Two Indian Guests -- January 27, 1977,
Jagannatha Puri:
Prabhupāda: No, nobody cares for this non... (break) That is not,
that India has no kṣatriya
spirit. Very good kṣatriya
spirit. But it was not organized. That is the difference of
opinion between Gandhi and Subash. He wanted to organize it.
Guest (1): That's... But Gandhiji knew actually it's not possible
to organize this violence in India, because the people are not of
that nature.
Prabhupāda: No, everything has got. Just like Subash Bose
organized outside.
Guest (1): Subash Bose was a very great organizer and a great
politician.
Prabhupāda: He organized. He made compromise, some he made, this
Hitler and Tojo, that "Whoever, Indian soldiers surrendered,
you..."
Room Conversation -- February 3, 1977, Bhuvanesvara:
Prabhupāda: Hm. So there was the minister Nizamuddin, I think, he
helped him to go out. He was going for evening walk with police
force and other. So it became accustomed. Police became lenient,
in the meantime slipped. And in a dress of a Kābuli, Kābuli-wālā,
Pāṭhan
he crossed India. In this way he went there.
Bhāgavata: I heard he took the dress of a Muslim?
Prabhupāda: Yes, this is called... Yes. This is called pāṭhan.
So after going outside India, he organized this INA, Indian
National Army. And Hitler helped him. Tojo also wanted to help
him, but he had a plan.
Bhāgavata: Different motive. So Hitler, he had no...
Prabhupāda: No Hitler actually helped him, all the soldiers. And
then the Sikh soldiers and Gurkha soldiers voluntarily surrendered
to join INA. And this information obliged the Britishers to go
away. Then "Now the army is joining national movement, so there is
no hope." The Gandhi's noncooperation, the clerks' noncooperation
the, some of these teachers' noncooperation what do they care for?
But when they saw that "The soldiers are now going to join this
non..." Gandhi diagnosed the disease rightly, that "The Britishers
are here on account of our cooperation. Without this cooperation,
they'll go away." That's a fact. So his noncooperation movement
was... It was a good trick, but actually he did not succeed. And
this movement succeeded. That "Now he's organizing Indian soldiers
for national movement. There is no chance."
Evening Darsana -- February 24, 1977, Mayapura:
Prabhupāda: Ah, in Durban. That was failure. The Indians haven't
got any position still.
Jayatīrtha: None.
Prabhupāda: None. So that twenty years, failure, and here also he
started that nonviolence-thirty years. In 1917 he came here from
Africa, and the nonviolent, noncooperation... Actually the
Hitler's war in 1947 helped India to become independent, the
Hitler's cooperation with Subash Bose, INA. When he organized the
soldiers, then Britishers thought, "No more chance." Then they
left India. Not for the nonviolence. These are artificial things,
in politics nonviolence.
Morning Talk -- April 18, 1977, Bombay:
Prabhupāda: No, their position, economic position, is also better
than France, England. I have seen it. Even in the villages they
are well-to-do. They have recouped all they have lost.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:
Oh, yeah. Belgium, you go through Belgium, it's still devastated.
And Germany is completely built up.
Prabhupāda: Oh, yes. I think in... For culture, France, and for
improvement, economic development, they have done in Germany.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:
And Britain?
Prabhupāda: Britain is... They are shopkeepers. Hitler gave them
this title, "Shopkeepers' Nation." That was his determination:
"The shopkeepers' nation, I shall turn them again to be
shopkeepers, not the empire holder." That he did. Although he was
finished-Germany was finished on account of this—but they executed
their determination, British empire finished. That they did. After
the second war, British...
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:
Finished.
Prabhupāda: Now they are poverty-stricken.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:
Oh, yes.
Prabhupāda: So Hitler's grudge against the Englishmen, that is
fruitful. Actually he owned the war.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:
He won. He won the war.
Prabhupāda: Because that was his determination. "I shall finish
this British nation. Everywhere they have got flag, all over the
world, I shall finish." That he did. And Britishers saved because
the Americans joined. Otherwise... Churchill, he removed all
valuables from London to Canada, all papers, all gold stock,
everything. There is a book about this. Just like when there is
danger you rush to save some valuables. Is it not?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:
Yeah, that's what you take first.
Prabhupāda: Yes. So British Empire, so many things in London, he
all removed to Canada. |