TITLE :

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Person Behind the Statue

AUTHOR :

Gargi Chakravartty

ABSTRACT :

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has recently acquired political and academic prominence and in Azaadi Ka Amritkaal, he is being considered a relatively lesser known freedom fighter. This I find very surprising as his birthday, 23rd January has always been a public holiday in West Bengal since early fifties during the Congress regime. His marching song, ‘Kadam Kadam Badhae Jaa, Khushi ke Geet gaye jaa, yeh zindagi hai qaum ki, Tu Kaum Pe Lutaye Ja….” still resonates in our mind. His patriotic spirit, his self-sacrifice, his mission to overthrow the British, his broadcast messages through Azad Hind Radio, his slogan of Delhi Chalo is known to us from our childhood. The story of his sudden escape to Europe via Kabul on January 16, 1945 in the disguise of Mohammad Ziauddin and then his hazardous journey in a submarine vessel from Germany to South East Asia in early 1943 with his close associate Abid Hasan may not be known to this generation, but his I.N.A struggle has been given due space in all textbooks. However, there are many aspects of his life other than his Azad Hind Fauj which are unfortunately kept in the dark. Therefore in this presentation, I will try to portray the life sketch both political and personal of such a multi-dimensional personality in a nutshell.

DOI :

: https://doi.org/10.52253/vjta.2023.v04i01.07

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