Idiom: The extreme of things must be opposite, which means that things develop to the extreme and will inevitably transform into the opposite aspect. From "Lu's Spring and Autumn Bozhi", the original text is "All must be lacking, and the extreme must be opposed." ”
The story I want to share with you today spans centuries and has gone through vicissitudes, but it is also inspiring. It can even be written into the history of India in the "Assassin Column".
Beginning in 1757, Britain began its invasion of India through war. By 1849, Britain had completed its conquest of India.
For hundreds of years, the Indian people were oppressed.
In terms of industry and agriculture, India became an important resource supplier and commodity dumping market for Britain to develop the industrial revolution, and fabric, tea and other items made Britain full of pots and profits.
On the military side, Indian soldiers were recruited in large numbers. During World War I alone, the British Commonwealth Army had more than 1.3 million Indian soldiers.
At the tactical level, these units are extremely low-rank, poorly fed, poorly equipped, and often play the role of cannon fodder on the battlefield and filling with ammunition.
Britain, on the other hand, portrayed death as the glory of the British Empire.
They are not ashamed to say that they are trying to gag and muddle the past by building roads, providing education, and providing jobs for India to develop India's economy.
With the passage of time, more and more Indians have woken up and spoken out for freedom and independence.
The construction of roads and employment opportunities is nothing more than the convenience of Britain's commodity economy, and the schools built and the education provided to learn the British language and script are cultural erosion.
In order to suppress and consolidate the dominance, the British colonial authorities issued a decree in 1919 to suppress the Indian national liberation movement.
Drafted by a committee headed by S.A. Lorat, a British judge serving in India, it is firmly known as the Loulat Act.
I specifically consulted the decree, which in layman's terms gave the British colonists the uncompromising right to search, arrest and sentence any Indian citizen at will, and to detain him for long periods of time without trial.
Is this more indecent than playing hooligans nakedly.
On April 13, 1919, about 50,000 people rallied at the Zarenwala Garden in Amritsar to protest against the Lorat Law.
At 4 p.m., Dale led 149 Gurkha and Sikh soldiers to the square. Before sunset, he ordered armored vehicles to block the narrow entrance to the square and led 105 soldiers into the square himself.
At about 5:15 a.m., Dale ordered shooting into a dense crowd.
According to official British figures, 379 Indians were killed and more than 1,200 injured in the incident. India, on the other hand, said the death toll was well over 800. History calls it the Amritsar massacre.
Instead of deterring the mass movement, the violent repression provoked more fierce protests from the Indian people.
The Amritsar tragedy became one of the direct reasons why Gandhi launched a nationwide non-violent non-cooperation movement in 1920~1922 and led to India's eventual independence.
At this point, the protagonist of our story is finally coming out.
Udham Singh, born in 1899, was orphaned when both parents died at the age of 5 and grew up in an orphanage in Amritsar, the second largest city in Punjab.
And he was also one of the victims of the tragedy, just by luck surviving.
As an adult, Singh joined the Indian independence movement and joined the Gadar Party, organizing overseas Indians to overthrow colonial rule.
In 1927, Singh began plotting revenge on the British colonists, but was arrested and imprisoned for possession of weapons and ammunition, and sentenced to five years in prison.
In 1931, Singh was released from prison. He is ready to continue with his plans for revenge.
The two top figures in the tragedy of the year, Brigadier General Dell and Deputy Governor Michael O'Dwyer. Unfortunately, Brigadier General Dale had already died of a stroke in 1929, so Singh's goal was even clearer.
Michael O'Dwyer was the Deputy Governor of Punjab in Britain. During his tenure, he imposed a brutal policy of repression on the Indian people.
Even after the Amritsar massacre, he immediately sent a telegram to Brigadier General Dale, praising him: "Your actions are correct!" ”
Even after retiring to Britain, he was still active in public, trumpeting the correctness of the British Empire's rule and colonization of India.
On March 13, 1940, the showy Michael O'Dwyer gave a speech at an East India Society event in Caxton Hall, London.
Udam Singh did not miss the opportunity and, while waiting for the end of the speech, strode forward and fired two shots at Oudewyer, one of which hit the heart and killed him almost immediately.
After completing the mission, Singh did not flee the scene.
Instead, he calmly raised his hands and accepted the arrest with a smile on his face.
Faced with interrogation, Singh replied: "I did it because I held a grudge against him. He deserves it. He is the real culprit. He wanted to crush the spirit of my people, so I crushed him. For 21 years, I've been trying to get revenge, and I'm glad I got the job done. I am not afraid of death. I died for my country. ”
In July 1940, Singh was sentenced to death and hanged in Pentonville prison.
Udam Singh single-handedly completed revenge and redemption.
He said that India's national heroes have not only won the worship of the Indian people, but also won international support. His actions are the best evidence of the freedom of the oath and the oath of equality.
After World War II, India was formally sovereign and independent. Singh's anti-oppression assassination campaign has contributed to awakening the fighting spirit of the Indian people.
"Udham Singh" is an Indian film released in 2021, also translated as "Indian Assassin". If the Historical Assassin had a ranking, I would like to put him at the top.
The original film is 164 minutes long, although the content is long, but not boring. Some shots are too bloody and violent to be easily sun, and watching this film patiently will make you have an inexplicable force.
Current Douban movie rating: 7.8
Recommended Index: ★★★★
At the end of the film, the trial of Brigadier General Dale and Lieutenant Governor Michael O'Dwyer is restored, who are arrogant and unrepentant.
In this world, there are always some people who regard themselves as high and destroy human nature and regard life as grass. So their fate is not worthy of sympathy.
This is the end of the introduction. But an international news popped up from Weibo's hot search: Sunak was elected British prime minister.
Who is Sunak?
He is Indian, nearly 42 years old.
First of all, it must be admitted that Sunak's ascension is an inspirational story. Secondly, I think he is also a qualified assassin. And his success is far more significant than Obama's election as president of the United States.
I don't know politics, and I don't mean to talk about it. I just think the event itself is interesting.
The British oppressed the Indians, and now the Indians lead the British.
By the way, what is the idiom I mentioned at the beginning of this article called? Well, this is a serious film review!
Kudos!