Subhas Chandra Bose was born in Cuttack, Odisha on January 23, 1897. His father was Janakinath Bose a Great Lawyer and Mother Prabhavathi Dutt Housewife, Pious and religious.
Subhas Chandra Bose studied in Calcutta at the presidency college and Scottish Churches College. Later he has gone to University of Cambridge in England to study & prepare for Indian Civil Services. He passed Civil Services examination and secured 4 the Rank, but he was deeply disturbed by Jalian Wala Bagh massacre and resigned his candidacy to return to india to participate in Freedom Movement in India in 1921.
SUBHAS PARTICIPATION IN FREEDOM STRUGGLE :
Bose joined the non co-operation movement started by Mahatma Gandhi. As per the advise of Gandhiji he worked under Chittaranjan Das a famous and active leader. There Bose became a youth educator, journalist and commander of Bengal Congress volunteers.His activities led to his imprisonment in 1921. In 1924 he was appointed as CEO of Calcutta municipal corporation , Das as Mayor. Soon he was arrested and deported to Burma' for his secret activities with revolutionaries.On his return he has taken over Bengal Congress and was arrested several times . Bose has fallen ill because of Tuberculosis and has gone to Europe for treatment. During that period he met so many important European leaders. He returned from Europe in 1936 and was rearrested. Bose was critical of Gandhiji's conservative economic approach and non-confrontational attitude. In 1939 he defeated Gandhi's rival for congress president ship.
Because of lack of support from Gandhiji he resigned and formed Forward Block,hoping to unite radicals. But in july 1940 he was incarcerated.He has gone on fast unto death in prison as he was not intrested to stay in prison during that crucial period. He was released .Eventhough he was closely watched by British escaped from his house and via Kabul (Afghanistan) and reached Germany.
FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM OUTSIDE INDIA
His earlier stay in Europe has developed good relationship with leaders like Mussolini etc., which helped him to gain foot hold and start his armed battle from off shore to gain independence to India.
In Germany in the special bureau for India under Adam von Trott Zuma Solz , Bose formed Azad Hind Radio in January 1942, speaking in English, Hindi,Bengali,Tamil, Telugu Gujarati etc.,
In 1943 he travelled to Japan via submarines and took leadership of indian independence movement in East Asia with the aid and influence of Japan and formed well trained army of 40000 by name Indian National Army.
INA was first formed by Mohan Singh and Japanese Major Iwaichi Fujiwara and comprised indian prisoners of war of British indian Army captured by japan in Malayan.
The army was declared Bose's Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind The provisional Govt of Free India.
Once INA was taken over by Netaji more and more civilian volunteers from Burma, Malayan, India joined INA.
IN 1943, INA was under provisional Azad Hind Government, which produced it's n
currency counts and civil code.
To free India from the Clutches of British fighting against allies, taking the side of germany, Japan etc. ,
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Bose advances to Rangoon,Myanmar, after the capture of andaman and nicobar islands making his way into kohima and Imphal.
In 1945 british indian army retaliated and captured Manipur, Imphal kohima by killing half of Japanese army and many in INA army. INA was driven out of Malayan and Singapore.
On August 18th, 1945 Bose is said to be died of third degree burns due to plane crash at Taiwan , as he wanted to reach Soviet Union.
Many people dispute this theory , did not believe that Crash has occurred and would return to India.
The court Marshall of INA Major resulted in great sympathy and revolution.
It was Netaji whose inspiration prompted Bombay Mutiny, Sailors of Royal indian Navy mutiny spread to Calcutta and more than 20, 000 sailors participated.
As Indian Freedom struggle started with 1857 Rani Jhansi Lakshmi Bai and ended with Netaji.
The Birthday of Netaji 23rd January is celebrated as Parakram Divas.
