The Philosophy of the Bomb

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The Philosophy of the Bomb is a revolutionary pamphlet associated with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army that articulates a radical, militant justification for violent resistance against British colonial rule in India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf manifesto
political pamphlet
revolutionary pamphlet
argument dramatic acts of violence can awaken the masses
violence is a legitimate tool against oppressive colonial regimes
associatedWith Bhagat Singh
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
surface form: Hindustan Socialist Republican Association leaders
author Hindustan Socialist Republican Army
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
circulation clandestine
countryOfOrigin India
criticizes exclusive reliance on non-violent methods
moral absolutism against political violence
documentType pamphlet
field political philosophy
revolutionary theory
genre political literature
revolutionary literature
historicalContext late colonial India
historicalPeriod Indian independence movement era
historicalSignificance key text of revolutionary strand of Indian freedom struggle
ideology socialist republicanism
influencedBy revolutionary nationalism
socialist thought
language English
mainSubject British colonialism in India
Indian independence movement
anti-colonial struggle
revolutionary violence
movement Hindustan Socialist Republican Army
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
opposes British India
surface form: British Raj

colonial rule in India
constitutional gradualism
moderate nationalism
politicalGoal establishment of a socialist republic in India
overthrow of British rule in India
politicalPosition anti-imperialism
revolutionary socialism
purpose critique of non-violent resistance
justification of violent resistance to British rule
propaganda for revolutionary action
relatedWork Manifesto of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
surface form: Hindustan Socialist Republican Association manifesto
supports armed struggle
direct action
revolutionary terrorism

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Hindustan Socialist Republican Army document The Philosophy of the Bomb
HSRA publishedDocument The Philosophy of the Bomb
Bhagwati Charan Vohra notableWork The Philosophy of the Bomb
Bhagwati Charan Vohra wroteText The Philosophy of the Bomb