Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Subhas Chandra Bose



Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose stands out as a dynamic restless force in an era which had chosen the path of Gandhi, the path of peace and non-violent and non co-operation. Subhas Chandra Bose was a true son of Bengal.

Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23rd January, 1897 in Cuttak. His mother Prabhabati Devi was a very pious lady and she was devoted of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa. His father Janakinath Bose was a eminent lawyer.

All long Subhas Chandra Bose was an exceptional child. He passed the Intermediate exam in the first division in 1915. He was a student of Presidency College. But he was rusticated soon when he showed his anger against Professor Oten, who had a habit of denigrating India and Indian at every occasions. Then it was Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee who readmitted him and helped him to pass the B.A in 1919. He was so meritorious that he studied only for eight months and came out fourth in the Indian Civil Service (ICS) examination but he had no intention of joining the British instead of spending his life luxuriously he came back to India in 1921. In 1928 he was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Calcutta Corporation. Then in 1930, the countrymen elected him to the post of mayor in Calcutta when he was in jail. Soon he became very popular. In 1938 he was elected President at the Haripura Congress Session. Not only that but also he was elected president of Tripuri Congress in Madhya Pradesh in 1939. Later he resigned the presidentship of the Congress and established Forward Block within the Congress in May 1939 to rally the youth for the anti-British campaign in the country. He organized Indian Army Force (INA) in Germany after escaping from the imprisonment of his house. The Japanese surrendered on 6th August 1945 to the British American Force in Second World War. The next day, he boarded a Japanese plane for some unknown destination. It was presumed that he died in a plane crash on Farmosa Island but his end has still remained a mystery. This beloved hero will live forever in our mind by his speech “Our mother land is in search of freedom; she is in need of rebels who will drown the enemy in the pool of blood. Give me blood, I promise you freedom.” His stirring victory slogan “Jai Hind' drew India into one united country.

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