Early Life
Subhas Chandra Bose, also known as Netaji, was a significant leader in the Indian independence movement. Though Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru are widely credited for bringing the Indian liberation fight to a triumphant conclusion, Subash Chandra Bose's contribution is no less significant. His due place in Indian history has been taken away from him. He formed the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) to topple the British Empire in India, and he became a legend among the Indian people.
Subhas Chandra Bose was born in Cuttack, Orissa, on January 23, 1897. Janaki Nath Bose was a well-known lawyer, and Prabhavati Devi was a devout and religious woman. Subhas Chandra Bose was the tenth of fourteen brothers and sisters. Subhas Chandra Bose was a gifted student from an early age. He topped the Calcutta province matriculation exams and graduated from the Scottish Churches College in Calcutta with a First Class in Philosophy. Swami Vivekananda's teachings had a profound influence on him as a student, and he was noted for his nationalistic zeal. In 1919, he traveled to England to vie for Indian Civil Services, as per his parents' wishes. In 1920, he took the Indian Civil Service competitive test in England and finished fourth in the order of merit. The Jallianwalla Bagh tragedy, on the other hand, severely troubled Subhas Chandra Bose, who quit his Civil Services apprenticeship midway to return to India in 1921.
Political View
When Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose returned to India, he was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and joined the Indian National Congress. On Gandhiji's orders, he began working for Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, whom he later referred to as his political mentor. He quickly established himself as a capable leader and rose through the ranks of the Congress. The Congress's Motilal Nehru Committee recommended Domination Status in 1928, but Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru opposed it, declaring that they would be satisfied with nothing less than complete independence for India. In addition, Subhas declared the foundation of the Independence League. During the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930, Subhas Chandra Bose was imprisoned. After the Gandhi-Irwin deal was reached in 1931, he was released. He opposed the suspension of the civil disobedience movement, especially when Bhagat Singh and his colleagues were hanged, and he criticized the Gandhi-Irwin deal.
Subash Chandra Bose was imprisoned again soon after, this time for violating the dreaded Bengal Regulation. He was liberated after a year due to medical reasons and exiled from India to Europe. In order to promote politico-cultural contacts between India and Europe, he took attempts to create centers in various European capitals. Subash Chandra Bose returned to India, defying the ban on his admission, and was arrested and imprisoned for a year. Following the 1937 General Elections, Congress took control of seven states, and Subash Chandra Bose was released. He was chosen as President of the Haripura Congress Session in 1938 shortly after. He talked about planning in tangible terms during his stint as Congress President, and in October of that year, he established a National Planning Committee. Early in 1939, at the end of his first term, he was elected president of the Tripuri Congress session. Subhas Chandra Bose was re-elected, defeating Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee's candidate, Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya. With the looming threat of World War II, he proposed a resolution giving the British six months to transfer India up to the Indians, failing which a revolt would ensue. Because of the backlash to his firm stance, he resigned as president and founded the Forward Block, a progressive organization.
Formation of INA
Subhas Chandra Bose organized a popular movement to protest the use of Indian resources and manpower in the Great War. His call drew a huge response, and he was placed under house arrest in Calcutta. Subhas Chandra Bose vanished from his Calcutta home in January 1941 and traveled to Germany via Afghanistan. He wanted collaboration from Germany and Japan against the British Empire, based on the motto "an enemy's enemy is a friend." He began regular transmissions from Radio Berlin in January 1942, which sparked huge interest in India. He landed in Singapore from Germany in July 1943. He took over the Indian Independence Movement in East Asia from Rash Behari Bose in Singapore and organized the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army), which was mostly made up of Indian prisoners of war. The Army, as well as the Indian civilian population in East Asia, referred to him as Netaji. The Azad Hind Fauj set out for India to free it from British domination. It liberated the Andaman and Nicobar Islands along the way. In January 1944, the headquarters of the I.N.A. was relocated to Rangoon. On March 18, 1944, the Azad Hind Fauj crossed the Burma border and landed on Indian soil.
Plane Accident
However, the loss of Japan and Germany in World War II prompted INA to retreat, and it was unable to realize its goal. On August 18, 1945, Subhas Chandra Bose was killed in an aviation crash over Taipeh, Taiwan (Formosa). Though it is widely assumed that he survived the plane accident, little information about him has been discovered.
