Netaji Bose was against rendering any kind of help to the British during the World War II. He warned them so. The second World War broke out in September of 1939, and just as predicted by Bose, India was declared as a warring state (on behalf of t
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Netaji Bose was against rendering any kind of help to the British
during the World War II. He warned them so. The second World War broke
out in September of 1939, and just as predicted by Bose, India was
declared as a warring state (on behalf of the British) by the Governor
General, without consulting Indian leaders. The Congress party was in
power in seven major states and all state governments resigned in
protest.
Subhas Chandra Bose now started a mass movement against utilizing
Indian resources and men for the great war. To him, it made no sense
to further bleed poor Indians for the sake of colonial and imperial
nations. There was a tremendous response to his call and the British
promptly imprisoned him . He took to a hunger-strike, and after his
health deteriorated on the 11th day of fasting, he was freed and was
placed under house arrest. The British could do nothing except locking
him in the prison.
It was in 1941, that Bose suddenly disappeared. The authorities did
not come to know for many days that he was not in his Barrack ) the
house in which he was being guarded) He traveled by foot, car and
train and resurfaced in Kabul (now in Afghanistan), only to disappear
once again. In November 1941, his broadcast from German radio sent
shock waves amongst the British and electrified the Indian masses who
realized that their leader was working on a master plan to free their
motherland. It also gave fresh confidence to the revolutionaries in
India who were challenging the British in many ways.
The Axis powers (mainly Germany) assured Bose military and other help
to fight the British. Japan by this time had grown into another strong
world power, occupying key colonies of Dutch, French, and British
colonies in Asia. Bose had struck alliance with Germany and Japan. He
rightly felt that his presence in the East would help his countrymen
in freedom struggle and second phase of his saga began. It is told
that he was last seen on land near Kiel canal in Germany, in the
beginning of 1943. A most hazardous journey was undertaken by him
under water, covering thousands of miles, crossing enemy territories.
He was in the Atlantic, the Middle East, Madagascar and the Indian
ocean. Battles were being fought over land, in the air and there were
mines in the sea. At one stage he traveled 400 miles in a rubber dingy
to reach a Japanese submarine, which took him to Tokyo. He was warmly
received in Japan and was declared the head of the Indian army, which
consisted of about 40,000 soldiers from Singapore and other eastern
regions. Bose called it the Indian National Army (INA) and a
government by the name "Azad Hind Government" was declared on the 21st
of October 1943. INA freed the Andaman and Nicobar islands from the
British and were renamed as Swaraj and Shaheed islands. The Government
started functioning.
Bose wanted to free India from the Eastern front. He had taken care
that Japanese interference was not present from any angle. Army
leadership, administration and communications were managed by Indians
only. Subhash Brigade, Azad Brigade and Gandhi Brigade were formed.
INA marched through Burma and occupied Coxtown on the Indian Border. A
touching scene ensued when the solders entered their 'free'
motherland. Some lay down and kissed, some placed pieces of mother
earth on their heads, others wept. They were now inside India and were
determined to drive out the British! Delhi Chalo (Let's march to
Delhi) was the war cry.
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki changed the history of mankind.
Japan had to surrender.
Effect of Netaji Bose's earlier visits to England
During his sojourn to England, he met with the leaders of British
Labor Party and political thinkers including Clement Attlee, Arthur
Greenwood, Harold Laski, G.D.H. Cole, and Sir Stafford Cripps. Bose
also discuss with them about the future of India. It must also be
noted that it was during the regime of the Labor Party (1945-1951),
with Attlee as the Prime Minister, that India gained independence.
Suman Patra
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=330051860360584&set=a.312401705458933.79362.100000673199165&type=1
during the World War II. He warned them so. The second World War broke
out in September of 1939, and just as predicted by Bose, India was
declared as a warring state (on behalf of the British) by the Governor
General, without consulting Indian leaders. The Congress party was in
power in seven major states and all state governments resigned in
protest.
Subhas Chandra Bose now started a mass movement against utilizing
Indian resources and men for the great war. To him, it made no sense
to further bleed poor Indians for the sake of colonial and imperial
nations. There was a tremendous response to his call and the British
promptly imprisoned him . He took to a hunger-strike, and after his
health deteriorated on the 11th day of fasting, he was freed and was
placed under house arrest. The British could do nothing except locking
him in the prison.
It was in 1941, that Bose suddenly disappeared. The authorities did
not come to know for many days that he was not in his Barrack ) the
house in which he was being guarded) He traveled by foot, car and
train and resurfaced in Kabul (now in Afghanistan), only to disappear
once again. In November 1941, his broadcast from German radio sent
shock waves amongst the British and electrified the Indian masses who
realized that their leader was working on a master plan to free their
motherland. It also gave fresh confidence to the revolutionaries in
India who were challenging the British in many ways.
The Axis powers (mainly Germany) assured Bose military and other help
to fight the British. Japan by this time had grown into another strong
world power, occupying key colonies of Dutch, French, and British
colonies in Asia. Bose had struck alliance with Germany and Japan. He
rightly felt that his presence in the East would help his countrymen
in freedom struggle and second phase of his saga began. It is told
that he was last seen on land near Kiel canal in Germany, in the
beginning of 1943. A most hazardous journey was undertaken by him
under water, covering thousands of miles, crossing enemy territories.
He was in the Atlantic, the Middle East, Madagascar and the Indian
ocean. Battles were being fought over land, in the air and there were
mines in the sea. At one stage he traveled 400 miles in a rubber dingy
to reach a Japanese submarine, which took him to Tokyo. He was warmly
received in Japan and was declared the head of the Indian army, which
consisted of about 40,000 soldiers from Singapore and other eastern
regions. Bose called it the Indian National Army (INA) and a
government by the name "Azad Hind Government" was declared on the 21st
of October 1943. INA freed the Andaman and Nicobar islands from the
British and were renamed as Swaraj and Shaheed islands. The Government
started functioning.
Bose wanted to free India from the Eastern front. He had taken care
that Japanese interference was not present from any angle. Army
leadership, administration and communications were managed by Indians
only. Subhash Brigade, Azad Brigade and Gandhi Brigade were formed.
INA marched through Burma and occupied Coxtown on the Indian Border. A
touching scene ensued when the solders entered their 'free'
motherland. Some lay down and kissed, some placed pieces of mother
earth on their heads, others wept. They were now inside India and were
determined to drive out the British! Delhi Chalo (Let's march to
Delhi) was the war cry.
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki changed the history of mankind.
Japan had to surrender.
Effect of Netaji Bose's earlier visits to England
During his sojourn to England, he met with the leaders of British
Labor Party and political thinkers including Clement Attlee, Arthur
Greenwood, Harold Laski, G.D.H. Cole, and Sir Stafford Cripps. Bose
also discuss with them about the future of India. It must also be
noted that it was during the regime of the Labor Party (1945-1951),
with Attlee as the Prime Minister, that India gained independence.
Suman Patra
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=330051860360584&set=a.312401705458933.79362.100000673199165&type=1
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