द इण्डियन स्ट्रगल / भारतीय स्वाधीनता संग्राम (नेताजी सुभाष चन्द्र बोस - ऐतिहासिक विश्लेषण)

A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE 343
tians is becoming rapidly pro-Congress. In 1930, when the
writer was in prison in the Alipore Central Jail in Calcutta,
among his fellow-prisoners there was a fine set of young
Indian Christians who had joined the civil-disobedience move-
ment and they were typical of the new awakening in their
community. Fourthly, so far as the Anglo-Indians are con-
cerned, a distinct change is visible. Till recently they were
the loyal supporters of the Government and the henchmen
of the British. They looked upon England as their spiritual
home and themselves as British in everything except in the
pigment of their skin. The Government, too, gave them
special facilities and privileges—not granted to Indians. But
things are changing now. Anglo-Indians have been made
statutory natives of India under the law of the land. The
leader of the community, Lieut.-Col. Sir H. Gidney, addressed
an appeal to his community the other day asking them to
look upon India as their home and to feel proud of India.
Feeling is steadily growing in the community that they
should no longer try to hobnob with Britishers, but should
throw in their lot with the children of the soil. Fifthly, so
far as the non-official Britishers are concerned, they can
hardly do anything more for the Government in suppressing
the Nationalist movement. There has long been close
co-operation between the Government and the non-official
British community in this matter—but in spite of that, the
Nationalist movement has been making headway. In the days
to come, the influence of the non-official British community
is likely to diminish rather than increase. In Bombay, for
instance, business supremacy has already passed into the hands
of the Indians. In 1932, the British firms in Bombay had
to pass a resolution, expressing sympathy with the Nationalist
movement in order to save themselves from a crushing and
effective boycott. The Ottawa Pact and the Indo-British
Textile Agreement represent the last attempt of the non-
official British community to maintain the status quo—but how
long can they stem the rising tide of Nationalism?
Thus, according to human calculation, it appears certain
that the Government will not be able to permanently weaken
the nationalist forces in India by placating the minorities.