By Srikant Mohanty: A proud nation pays rich tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 116th birth anniversary today. The legend is the idol of millions of people, for his noble sacrifice and able leadership during freedom struggle of India. His unique vision for his country is still an inspiration for Indians from generation to generation. Although his life remains an open book, certain facts in his life show his brilliance and rare courage.
Ten interesting facts of this visionary are as follows.
1. Netaji was born in the year 1897 as the 9th child of his parents at Cuttack in Odisha. He was exceptionally brilliant and secured top ranks throughout his study in the school and university. He was placed 4th in order of merit in the examination of Indian Civil service and qualified as an ICS Officer. He showed his depths in nine subjects, while appearing at the civil services, which proved his exceptional brilliance.
2. Netaji refused to obey the prohibition to carry his umbrella while meeting the Governor General at his office in Kolkata after being successful in Indian Civil Services (ICS) examination. It was then a traditional dignity to carry the umbrella for every Bengali gentleman. When the Governor General objected to this, asking him to explain his behavior, he dared to put the umbrella around the neck of British Governor General and warn him to mind his behavior.
3. Netaji resigned from the lucrative career of civil service to join the freedom struggle.
4. During the period of 1921-1941, he was imprisoned eleven times in various jails in India.
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5. In the year 1941, with a daring escape from house arrest in India, Netaji Subhas Bose went from Kolkata to Gomo by a car and from there travelled to Peshawar by train. From Peshawar (now in Pakistan), he went to Kabul and from there he travelled to Germany to seek help from Adlof Hitler.
6. During his stay in Berlin in the year 1943, Netaji had established the Free India Center and Azad Hind Radio station. In January 1943, the Japanese invited Bose to lead the Indian nationalist movement in East Asia. He accepted and left Germany on 8 February and later led INA.
7. Netaji Subhas Bose travelled from Germany to Madagascar by a German Sub-marine named U-180 and from there a Japanese sub-marine called I-29 took him to Japan. The voyage in two sub-marines covering such a long distance was extremely hazardous and it does not find any parallel in any freedom struggle.
8. Netaji differed from Mahatma Gandhi’s view of gaining independence through a non-violent struggle. In a unique comment, he described the British dominion of India as a fortress and the non-violent struggle would be like just raising a commotion around it without any effect.
9. Netaji appeared at the 1939 Congress meeting on a stretcher. He was reelected as president over Gandhi’s preferred candidate Pattabhi Sitaramayya.
10. Netaji’s death in a plane crash is still not proven by any evidence. There are many of evidences in favour of Netaji’s existence in Russia and India even after many years of India’s independence.
recently secretary and close friend of nehru and gandhi admitted that they were acting agents of brits,
nehru was post and power hungry man for presidency he even tried to break congress for his personal gain.gandhi was week in political matters.
because of nehrus threat of breaking congress he asked netaji subhashchandra bose to resign from his post of president of congress and also sidelined sardar vallabhbhai patel.
its said that nehru even tipped off neataji and ajaad .
becuase of him we are still suffering for kasmir issues
he is the oly one who imposed section 370 act of jammu and kasmir due to personla relationship between faruq abdulla n him.
dr babasaheb ambedkar refused to aproove 370.but behru forcefully did that.
gandhi knew that jinha had blood cancer cause they shared same doctor .if he would disclosed it than ,no pakistan would formed.
all history we learned till now is manipulleted by congress.
sardar patel had planned for taking pakistan back after he would become prime minitser.
but what we suffered till now is because of these two a holes.
since 47 to 75 why there was no educational improvements in bharat.
if nathuram didnt kill gandhi we would have lost hydrabad ,junagadh, to pakistan.
know the facts .
if india will still under british regime then Mr. moorthi mutheesvaran you will be not in dubai but doing salvery in british prision. its very easy to comment indian freedom fighters as todays terriost. people says in south india ppl are educated but after your post it sems they are all ASSHole.
people follow the gandhi and nehru and what they have achieved. if u consider bhagat singh and netaji as extremist of today they i really doubt about your knowledge and and education system of south india.
so according to you if pakistan attacks india then indian army must follows gandhi principle.
i better suggest kindly do some research on patriotic freedom fighters like netaji and bhagat singh before comment on them like shit.
i know u r blind supporter of gandhi and asshole congress party.