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Forward Bloc - Its Justification [This thesis was written by Netaji in Kabul in February –March 1941 during his secret Sojourn there en route to Europe.---Ed] The evolution of a Movement is analogue to that of a tree. It grows from within and at every stage it throws out new branches, so that there may be ever increase progress. When no fresh branches sprout forth, the movement may be presumed to be in a process of decay or death. While every Movement draws its sustenance from the soil from which its springs, its also assimilates nourishment coming from outside –from the atmosphere, environment, etc. Internal sustenance and external nourishment are both necessary for a living Movement. When the main stream of a Movement begins to stagnate, but there is still vitality in the movement as a whole – a left Wing invariably appears. The main function of the left Wing is to stimulate progress when there is danger of it being arrested. The appearance of a left Wing is followed by a conflict between it and the stream, which now becomes the right Wing. This conflict is a temporary phase and through it a higher stage is reached, when the conflict is resolved. The solution takes place through some sort of agreement or adjustment, whereby the left Wing begins to dominate the Movement as a whole. Thus the left Wing becomes, it time, the main stream of the movement. One may describe this process of evolution in philosophical language by saying that the “Thesis” throws up its “antithesis”. This Synthesis”, in its t | |||||||