Who is known as Netaji and tell about him ?

The last photo of Netaji alive was shown at Saigon airport on August 17th, 1945. Five days later, on August 23rd, the Japanese News Agency announced the death of Bose.

He then moved to Singapore from Germany in July 1943 and formed the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army).

No one knows the truth. Was actually the death of Netaji faked so that he could escape possible execution by the British as a traitor ? There was a precedent. Subhash’ nephew Pradip Bose, a well-known writer in Delhi told that the Japanese had announced his “death” in an air crash in early 1945, while he was actually hiding in Japan to escape the British.

The army comprised mainly of Indians who were prisoners of war.

In fact, Bose’s followers believed that the Congress Party will never allow the truth about their hero to be known because it is the party of the Nehru family and Jawaharlal Nehru and Netaji were bitter rivals. Some believe that Prime Minister Nehru conspired with the Russians to prevent Bose returning to India after Independence because he felt threatened by him

The army crossed the Burma border, and reached the Indian soil on March 18, 1944.

Bose’s nephew Pradip Bose agrees that the only way to solve the Bose mystery is for the government censorship to end and the files to be opened. He asks why, if his uncle died in the air crash, why the government does not allow his ashes to be brought back from Japan ?. The voice of Mr Bose’group belongs to a professor of International relations in Kolkata University. She states that she is convinced that Bose arrived in Russia.

Japan and Germany were defeated in the Second World War and a result the INA could not fulfill its objective.

On August 18, 1945, Subhash Chandra Bose was declared killed in an air crash over Taipei, Taiwan (Formosa).

But there are people who believe that he is still alive and many Commissions were set up to find the truth but nothing could be found about his whereabouts.

Subhash Chandra Bose was one of the most celebrated freedom fighters of India. He was a charismatic influencer of the youth and earned the epithet ‘Netaji’ by establishing and leading the Indian National Army (INA) during India’s struggle for independence

Although initially aligned with the Indian National Congress, he was ousted from the party due to his difference in ideology. He sought assistance from Nazi leadership in Germany and Imperial forces in Japan during the World War II, to overthrow the British from India.

His sudden disappearance post 1945, led to surfacing of various theories, concerning the possibilities of his survival.

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born on 23 January, 1897 in Cuttack (Orissa) to Janakinath Bose and Prabhavati Devi. Subhash was the ninth child among eight brothers and six sisters.

His father, Janakinath Bose, was an affluent and successful lawyer in Cuttack and received the title of "Rai Bahadur". He later became a member of the Bengal Legislative Council.

Subhash Chandra Bose was a brilliant student. He passed his B.A. in Philosophy from the Presidency College in Calcutta.

He was deeply influenced by Swami Vivekananda's teachings and was known for his patriotic zeal as a student.

In an incident where Bose beat up his professor (E.F. Otten) for his racist remarks, brought him notoriety as a rebel-Indian in eyes of the government. His father wanted Netaji to become a civil servant and therefore, sent him to England to appear for the Indian Civil Service Examination.

Bose was placed fourth with highest marks in English. But his urge for participating in the freedom movement was intense and in April 1921, he resigned from the coveted Indian Civil Service and came back to India.

In December 1921, Bose was arrested and imprisoned for organizing a boycott of the celebrations to mark the Prince of Wales' visit to India.

During his stay in Berlin, he met and fell in love with Emily Schenkl, who was of Austrian origin. Bose and Emily were married in 1937 in a secret Hindu ceremony and Emily gave birth to a daughter Anita in 1942.

Shortly after the birth of their daughter, Bose left Germany in 1943 to come back to India.

Initially, Subhash Chandra Bose worked under the leadership of Chittaranjan Das, an active member of the Congress in Calcutta. It was Chittaranjan Das, who along with Motilal Nehru, left Congress and founded the Swaraj Party in 1922.

Bose regarded Chittaranjan Das as his political guru. He himself started the newspaper ‘Swaraj’, edited Das’ newspaper ‘Forward’ and worked as the CEO of Calcutta Municipal Corporation under Das’ stint as Mayor

Subhash Chandra Bose played an important role in enlightening the students, youths and labourers of Calcutta.