Remembering the leader of Indian National Army: Subhas Chandra Bose

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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1579758827797","data":"When you see an image of Subhas Chandra Bose, the first thing that might pop up into your head would be a memory of you being in school on Republic Day or Independence Day and seeing a kid dressed in that uniform with round glasses, taking part in the fancy dress competition. Another thing that would probably pop up in your head would be a vague memory of having studied about him in a history class, remembering him as one of the many freedom fighters who were instrumental in the country gaining freedom from the British but there's a lot to him. Today, i.e. January 23, is his birth anniversary.<\/p>What most youth of today don't know is that this man started involving himself in the freedom movement when he was just 24 years old, in 1921. A year later, Bose was elected the President of All India Youth Congress and also the Secretary of Bengal State Congress. A few years later, he was imprisoned for the first time for being a part of the freedom movement. In 1927, when he was released from prison, he became the General Secretary of  Congress and started working actively with Jawaharlal Nehru. He did all this, before he turned 30.<\/p>Later in 1930 and the subsequent years, he travelled extensively throughout Europe, meeting with then leaders like the Fascist leader Benito Mussolini and saw communism and fascism in action. It was during this time that he also wrote the first part of his book - The Indian Struggle, covering the Indian independence movement between 1920 and 1934. The book was later banned by the British in 1935. <\/p>Three years after that, Bose became the President of the Indian National Congress and later organised the All India Forward Bloc a faction within the Indian National Congress, aimed at consolidating the political left as he didn't agree with the methods of other leaders like Gandhi and Nehru. It was around this time that he started believing in the possibility of a military action to take over the nation from the British. After he was put under house arrest by the British, he escaped to Germany via Afghanistan and the erstwhile Soviet Union. There, he founded the Free India Center in Berlin, and created the 4000+ strong Indian Legion out of Indian prisoners of war who had previously fought for the British in North Africa prior to their capture by Axis forces. In Germany, he hoped to gain the support of Adolf's Hitler's forces against the British but later realised that Hitler was only interested in using his men to win propaganda victories than military ones and realised that Hitler's Germany was in no position to win against the British. <\/p>Later in 1943, after being disillusioned by Germany, he travelled to Japan and later in Singapore, took complete control of Indian National Army from Rash Behari Bose, the founder of Indian National Army. He was able to reorganise the army and gained massive support from expatriate Indian population in South-East Asia as they enlisted in the INA en-masse and also financially supported the INA.<\/p>It was around this time that he famously said the words \"Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom!\", urging the people of India to join him in his fight against the British. After a few skirmishes and key battles allied with Japan against the British in Burmese territory, notable in Meiktilla, Mandalay, Pegu, Nyangyu and Mount Popa, the INA was ultimately defeated after Japanese forces were defeated and a large proportion of the INA troops surrendered under Lt Col Loganathan. <\/p>On August 18, 1945, he was killed in a plane-crash in modern-day Taiwan, though there have been several conspiracy theories that he survived that crash. However, it was his steadfast stance and advocacy for complete, unconditional independence played a key role in the freedom movement and he is now remembered as one of the crucial elements of the Indian Freedom Struggle. <\/p>"}]

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