Nethaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897 at Cuttack, in Orissa। He was the sixth son of Janakinath and Prabhavati Bose. Subhash was an excellent student and after school joined the Presidency College, Calcutta, where he studied philosophy, a subject he was interest in.As a young boy Subhash felt neglected among his 8 siblings. At his English school he suffered under the discrimination faced by Indians which made him even sadder.
Nethaji wanted to work for the poor but his father, had other ideas. He sent Subhash to England to appear for the Indian Civil Service. In July 1920, barely eight months later Subhash Chandra Bose appeared in the Civil Service Examination and passed it with distinction. But he didn't want to be a member of the bureaucracy and resigned from the service and returned to India.
Back home, he participated in the freedom movement along with 'Deshbandhu' C।R. Das. He was thrown into jail but that only made him more determined. Subhash joined the congress and rose to its Presidentship in 1938 a post he held for 2 years.
In 1939, when the Second World War started Gandhiji and other leaders were against doing anything anti-Britain। But Subhash thought differently. He knew, for instance, that the fall of the Roman Empire had led to the freedom of its colonies. He decided to seek foreign help for his cause of freeing India.
He was arrested and kept in his house under detention। On January 17, 1941, while everyone was asleep, Bose slipped out of his house into a waiting car. Disguised as a Muslim religious teacher, Bose managed to reach Peshawar two days later.
Bose went to Italy, Germany and even Russia to seek help but without much use। Subash decided to organize Indians on his own. He landed in Singapore and grouped Indians there into the Indian National Army or the Azad Hind Fauj and declared himself the temporary leader of the free Indian government. Japan, Germany and Italy recognizied Subhash's government and the whole of India rejoiced.
The INA marched to Andaman and Nicobar islands, liberating and renaming them as Shaheed and Swaraj islands। On March 18, 1944, it crossed the Burmese border and reached Manipur where free India's banner was raised with the shouts of 'Jai Hind' and 'Netaji Zindabad'. But heavy rain prevented any further movement and the units had to fall back. Even then Netaji was determined. On August 17, 1945, he issued a Special Order to the INA which said that "Delhi is still our goal".
He then wanted to go to Russia to seek Soviet help to fight the British. But the ill-fated plane in which he was flying, crashed in Taipei on August 18, 1945, resulting in his death.
Some people believe that Subhash Chandra Bose didn't die, that he faked his own crash to escape the British who wanted to arrest him. There were even reports of Bose living in Russia and other foreign countries, even some claims of having seen him as a sadhu… but none were ever proved and today his death in the plane crash is the accepted version.
Events in Nethaji's Life
1897: Born to Sri Janaki Nath Basu and Pravabati Devi in Cuttack, Orissa
1913: Stood second in the School leaving examination and took admission in Presidency college, Calcutta.
1915: Passed Intermediate examination in first division.
1916: Charged for misbehaving with British Professor, rusticated from Prsidency college.
1917: Got admitted in Scottish Church college in Philosphy Honours.
1919: Got first class in Philosophy Honours and left for England for ICS examination.
1920: Passed the then ICS examnation in London with highest marks in English.
1921: He got the prestigious tripos degree of Cambridge University.
Resigned from his ICS job and came back to mother land in the same year. Formed South Calcutta Sevak Samity. Was arrested in the end of 1921 for anti British movement.
1922: Released from jail on August 1. Joined Swarajya dal under the leadership of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan in Gaya congress.
1923: Elected President of All India Youth Congress; elected Secretary of Bengal State Congress and Editor of the paper 'Forward', founded by Deshabandhu.
1924: Swarajya Dal won Calcutta Municipality election. Deshabandhu elected Mayor of Calcutta and Subhas Chandra became CEO. Arrested again in October by the British Government.
1924-27: Spent nearly three years in the Burma jail; released in May.
1925: Deshabandhu passed away.
1927: Elected General Secretary of All India Congress Committee.
1928: Formed the Volunteer organization in the Calcutta summit of Indian Congress and elected as the General Officer in Command.
1929: Addressed the Lahore summit of Indian Congress and proposed for a parallel Government in India.
1930: Jailed in January again; elected Mayor of Calcutta Corporation from jail.
1931: Elected President of INTUC in Calcutta meeting.
1933: Left for Europe.
1933-36: Met reputed personalities like Mussolini in Italy, Felder in Germany, D. Valera in Ireland and Roma Rolland in France.
1936: Returned to India in April; arrested in Bombay.
1936-37: Released in March and started for Europe; published 'Indian Struggle'.
1938: Elected President of Indian Congress. d President of Indian Congress; made the historic speech in Haripura convention; formed National Planning Commission. Rabindra Nath Tagore falicited Subhas Cahndra in Santiniketan.
1939: Reelected President of Indian Congress; resigned and formed the new organization Forward Block; Rabindra Nath laid the Foundation stone of Mahajati Sadan.
1940: Arrested and started fasting in the jail; released from the jail.
1941: Left home and absconded; reached Kabul and then left for Moscow; met Hitler in Berlin.
1942: Left home and made the historic speech on air from Germany; formed Indian Legion and expanded its activities.
1943: Started for Japan by submarine; reached Tokyo and delivered the speech on air in Tokyo; convened the meeting of South East Asian Indian Independence League.
Formed the Azad Hind Government on October 21; visited Andaman islands in December.
1944: The Azad Hind Fauz approached the Arakan front; war breaks out near Imphal and Azad Hind took control of Kohima-Imphal; rejected the peace proposal of British Govrnment through a speech on air; reached Tokyo to discuss with Japanese Government; addressed a massive public meeting in Kualalampur.
1945: Delivered the speech on air from Sonan Radio; started for Bangkok.
Laid foundation stone for Martyrs' statues at Sonan; Hirosima and Nagasaki destroyed by atom bomb by the Americans; Japan surrenders; Subhas left Saigon to implement his future plans.Netaji Subhas could not be traced after that. Some people believe that he died in a plane crash, others refuse to accept that even today.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Nethaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Nethaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897 at Cuttack, in Orissa। He was the sixth son of Janakinath and Prabhavati Bose. Subhash was an excellent student and after school joined the Presidency College, Calcutta, where he studied philosophy, a subject he was interest in.As a young boy Subhash felt neglected among his 8 siblings. At his English school he suffered under the discrimination faced by Indians which made him even sadder.
Nethaji wanted to work for the poor but his father, had other ideas. He sent Subhash to England to appear for the Indian Civil Service. In July 1920, barely eight months later Subhash Chandra Bose appeared in the Civil Service Examination and passed it with distinction. But he didn't want to be a member of the bureaucracy and resigned from the service and returned to India.
Back home, he participated in the freedom movement along with 'Deshbandhu' C।R. Das. He was thrown into jail but that only made him more determined. Subhash joined the congress and rose to its Presidentship in 1938 a post he held for 2 years.
In 1939, when the Second World War started Gandhiji and other leaders were against doing anything anti-Britain। But Subhash thought differently. He knew, for instance, that the fall of the Roman Empire had led to the freedom of its colonies. He decided to seek foreign help for his cause of freeing India.
He was arrested and kept in his house under detention। On January 17, 1941, while everyone was asleep, Bose slipped out of his house into a waiting car. Disguised as a Muslim religious teacher, Bose managed to reach Peshawar two days later.
Bose went to Italy, Germany and even Russia to seek help but without much use। Subash decided to organize Indians on his own. He landed in Singapore and grouped Indians there into the Indian National Army or the Azad Hind Fauj and declared himself the temporary leader of the free Indian government. Japan, Germany and Italy recognizied Subhash's government and the whole of India rejoiced.
The INA marched to Andaman and Nicobar islands, liberating and renaming them as Shaheed and Swaraj islands। On March 18, 1944, it crossed the Burmese border and reached Manipur where free India's banner was raised with the shouts of 'Jai Hind' and 'Netaji Zindabad'. But heavy rain prevented any further movement and the units had to fall back. Even then Netaji was determined. On August 17, 1945, he issued a Special Order to the INA which said that "Delhi is still our goal".
He then wanted to go to Russia to seek Soviet help to fight the British. But the ill-fated plane in which he was flying, crashed in Taipei on August 18, 1945, resulting in his death.
Some people believe that Subhash Chandra Bose didn't die, that he faked his own crash to escape the British who wanted to arrest him. There were even reports of Bose living in Russia and other foreign countries, even some claims of having seen him as a sadhu… but none were ever proved and today his death in the plane crash is the accepted version.
Events in Nethaji's Life
1897: Born to Sri Janaki Nath Basu and Pravabati Devi in Cuttack, Orissa
1913: Stood second in the School leaving examination and took admission in Presidency college, Calcutta.
1915: Passed Intermediate examination in first division.
1916: Charged for misbehaving with British Professor, rusticated from Prsidency college.
1917: Got admitted in Scottish Church college in Philosphy Honours.
1919: Got first class in Philosophy Honours and left for England for ICS examination.
1920: Passed the then ICS examnation in London with highest marks in English.
1921: He got the prestigious tripos degree of Cambridge University.
Resigned from his ICS job and came back to mother land in the same year. Formed South Calcutta Sevak Samity. Was arrested in the end of 1921 for anti British movement.
1922: Released from jail on August 1. Joined Swarajya dal under the leadership of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan in Gaya congress.
1923: Elected President of All India Youth Congress; elected Secretary of Bengal State Congress and Editor of the paper 'Forward', founded by Deshabandhu.
1924: Swarajya Dal won Calcutta Municipality election. Deshabandhu elected Mayor of Calcutta and Subhas Chandra became CEO. Arrested again in October by the British Government.
1924-27: Spent nearly three years in the Burma jail; released in May.
1925: Deshabandhu passed away.
1927: Elected General Secretary of All India Congress Committee.
1928: Formed the Volunteer organization in the Calcutta summit of Indian Congress and elected as the General Officer in Command.
1929: Addressed the Lahore summit of Indian Congress and proposed for a parallel Government in India.
1930: Jailed in January again; elected Mayor of Calcutta Corporation from jail.
1931: Elected President of INTUC in Calcutta meeting.
1933: Left for Europe.
1933-36: Met reputed personalities like Mussolini in Italy, Felder in Germany, D. Valera in Ireland and Roma Rolland in France.
1936: Returned to India in April; arrested in Bombay.
1936-37: Released in March and started for Europe; published 'Indian Struggle'.
1938: Elected President of Indian Congress. d President of Indian Congress; made the historic speech in Haripura convention; formed National Planning Commission. Rabindra Nath Tagore falicited Subhas Cahndra in Santiniketan.
1939: Reelected President of Indian Congress; resigned and formed the new organization Forward Block; Rabindra Nath laid the Foundation stone of Mahajati Sadan.
1940: Arrested and started fasting in the jail; released from the jail.
1941: Left home and absconded; reached Kabul and then left for Moscow; met Hitler in Berlin.
1942: Left home and made the historic speech on air from Germany; formed Indian Legion and expanded its activities.
1943: Started for Japan by submarine; reached Tokyo and delivered the speech on air in Tokyo; convened the meeting of South East Asian Indian Independence League.
Formed the Azad Hind Government on October 21; visited Andaman islands in December.
1944: The Azad Hind Fauz approached the Arakan front; war breaks out near Imphal and Azad Hind took control of Kohima-Imphal; rejected the peace proposal of British Govrnment through a speech on air; reached Tokyo to discuss with Japanese Government; addressed a massive public meeting in Kualalampur.
1945: Delivered the speech on air from Sonan Radio; started for Bangkok.
Laid foundation stone for Martyrs' statues at Sonan; Hirosima and Nagasaki destroyed by atom bomb by the Americans; Japan surrenders; Subhas left Saigon to implement his future plans.Netaji Subhas could not be traced after that. Some people believe that he died in a plane crash, others refuse to accept that even today.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment