Sharma : Did you discern any change in the attitude of government officials towards the national movement in the early 1930s?
Chavan : I did not see much in 1932 though we saw a change in jail authorities some what for the better in the course of our jail term. But in the course of next ten years. i. e. in 1942, I saw a definite change in the attitude of the government.
Sharma : When you left the CSP, was there any immediate reason for it or you just got disillusioned?
Chavan : I got disillusioned. There was no reason and there was no complaint against anybody. The methods and the type of work that they were doing, did not appeal to me.
Sharma : Did your concept of socialism differ from their concept?
Chavan : Their concept was also evolving-not that they had a very wele-defined concept of socialism. They were trying to paraphrase what Marx said about economic and social exploitation and how the struggle was to be carried on. Their main point was that Gandhiji's approach was inadequate and as such it had to be built up. though they were not personally critical of Gandhiji. But the group of people that was working for it and the manner in which their organisation functioned. gave me a feeling that I had no place in that.
Sharma : This was more intuitive than anything else?
Chavan : Yes, intuitive. There was no struggle or difference of opinion with any particular person or any complaint against any individual leader as such. But I realised that I would not be able to make much impact working with these people.
