[Edit - On reflection, the title of this post may give the false impression that a majority of Indians approve of Hitler. I apologise for this mistake. I tried to change the title of the post but the forum software won't let me.] Hitler Film Reveals India's Nazi Fascination - CBS News
I can safely say he does not speak for all. When we call Hitler as an insult, i dont presume we are conplimenting that monster,n but we can safely say that we dont share any fascination for him. The International media has done its job well, and all know of his atrocities after the end of the war, and not to mention that the Indian govt also publically denounces the Nazi Regime. As to mein kampf, the freedom of speech is well expressed in India, and anyone can print his/her book, no matter how extremist it be. We may hold something for the Japanese, as they promised us liberation from the British colonial forces, many indians wished independance from the British, whose interrogation of Indian Revolutionaries was as bad as Gestapo investigations. Whoever collected that article does not speak for indians in all, just perhaps a small community of neo nazis, but definitly not all. Regards, TBA
I don't think the author is putting all Indians in the same category. It's pretty clear that only some think this way. Other countries, including my own, have neo-Nazis and Communists. But as the article pointed out, India wasn't affected by the war as much as many other countries - especially the Nazi-occupied nations - so the emotions raised by bad memories are less intense.
India may not have been directly involved by the war, but also do not forget that we also shed our blood along with other nations... We were forced into the war by the British command, Treated like Dogs by British officers, and then our families were taxed more heavily, and ablind eye given to calamities like droughts etc.. Well, tbh, we may not have liked Hitler, but we hated the british colonial regime through our noses. I still remember that during my schooldays, we were taught about the Indian National Army and its attack on India, on Indian Sepoys on Indian Soil, and the wake of it resulted in entire family's getting massacred.. and voicing ones opinion against the regime resulted in having a bullet through your beating heart (alias the jallianwalla bagh massacre and the like) or a week or more of cruel torture. Though we may not have been shaken much by the war, our blood was still let out whilst we were trying to weed that parasite out of our body. No one can say that our suffering has been less intense, as finally when it boils down everyone suffered during the era of blood. Nazi Occupied nations suffered by the hands of the Nazi SS, and in India, we suffered at the hands of the British. The people who really suffered were the Jewish community, who i think we all acknowledge, got the worst end of the war, and didnt get an oppurtunity to fight back. And methinks, all other people have experienced the war more or less in the same view, as the scars on the bodies show. Finally we have to respect the Fighting warrior who has suffered because he might not have wanted a aprt in the war.. but was forced to do so becuase of the circumstances.. I dont think its right to classify anyone who suffered more and who suffered less, but it'd be more appropiate if it was classified who suffered and who did not suffer, as the way i see it once you participate, you are sucked into the vortex which leaves only the last man standing. Regards, TBA Please note, when i refer to the British govt, it refers to the British colonial regime in India
I never heard of that before also considering Indian troops fought the Germans in WW2 i don't think Hitler is popular in India i think this is over exaggerated.
Indians did fight Germans in ww2, but also the japanese, italians and others Just for those who are wondering Regards, TBA
Most Indians I run into are proud of their associations with Britain. Sectarian violence has cost India far more heartache than colonialism ever did. People will take religon far too seriously, after all.
I apologise to all who were offended. The title of my post was badly worded, and gave the wrong impression. Unfortunately I can't change it. I presented this story as is, without any comment other than the title - which was wrong. I have never been to India and I don't know what is really happening there. To me, this seemed to be just an interesting article related to World War II today. I never meant to denigrate Indians, and again I apologise for any offence I have caused.
At the risk of repeating myself again... As i said, though now we may be in the commonwealth, we resent the Colonial Regime, but now as the world has shrunk due to globalization and all that stuff.. the world's countries have become dependant on itself. Even I am comfortable with Britains association today, you cant shut the door on any country because of past memories... that'll severly hamper your growth. But that does not mean that we'll also forget our past.... Regards, TBA
If I had made a better choice of words for the title, I think some of these issues would not have come up. I will try to be more sensitive in future.
no problems with that mate, my last post was in reply to Boatman's and not yours. i was typing my post in while you posted it. thats why the order with. Cheers mate, and take care. Regards, TBA
Oh well, one could as well write a similar article about Iran. It looks like the Austrian caporal has some fans there too these days....
I guess having the worlds largest unconscripted force does not count then? Having divisions that were vital for the defense of the Pacific is probably nothing major either. That doesn't even include the Indians who fought in Europe and the Middle East, the ones with the Axis, or any of the revolutionary movements that spawned or had fuel as a result of the war. The role of many commonwealth forces is being forgotten about not only by people from the countries themselves but outside too, even in nations where the war is more "well known". The roles of these nations could only go as far as their occupiers would let them. A nation does not have to have bombs thrown at it for their contributions to be worth something.
