Subhas Chandra Bose, a revolutionary and a nationalist who continues to inspire millions of Indians had founded Azad Hind Fauj on October 21, 1943 to free India from the British rule. Every year on 21 October, the anniversary of the formation of the Azad Hind Government is celebrated across the country.

Although India became independent on August 15, 1947, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose had declared independence on October 21, 1943 when he rejected the slavery of Britishers and formed an alternative government in India.

However, January 23 has been marked as the birth anniversary of one of India’s most enigmatic freedom fighters, Subhas Chandra Bose.

The commander of Azad Hind Fauj had unflinching patriotism and his contribution to India’s independence movement is remembered even today.

Let’s remember one of India’s bravest freedom fighter with some of his memorable quotes:

Freedom is not given – it is taken

Give me blood and I will give you freedom!

Soldiers who always remain faithful to their nation, who are always prepared to sacrifice their lives, are invincible.

When we stand, the Azad Hind Fauj has to be like a wall of granite; when we march, the Azad Hind Fauj has to be like a steamroller.

We should have but one desire today – the desire to die so that India may live – the desire to face a martyr’s death, so that the path to freedom may be paved with the martyr’s blood.

It is only on the basis of undiluted nationalism and of perfect justice and impartiality that the Indian Army of Liberation can be built up.

One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives.

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India is calling. Blood is calling to blood. Get up, we have no time to lose. Take up your arms! we shall carve our way through the enemy’s ranks, or if God wills, we shall die a martyr’s death. And in our last sleep we shall kiss the road that will bring our Army to Delhi.

No real change in history has ever been achieved by discussions.

The secret of political bargaining is to look more strong than what you really are.

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As a liberal follower of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda movement, Subhas Chandra Bose had believed in religious harmony and considered Indian Muslims as an integral part of this land.

According to him, the first golden moment was the Gupta era and the second was created by the Indian Mughals who did not accept any other religion and made India their home by sharing the common social life of the people – their joys and their sorrows. Through this mutual co-operation, a new art and a new culture was evolved in India.

Netaji rightly uses the framework of synthesis to describe Hindu-Muslim relations in the pre-British era. In his book The Indian Struggle, Bose wrote about the policies of the Muslim rulers by mentioning that the daily life of the people was left untouched and the rulers did not interfere with local self-government based on the old system of village communities.

Bose’s comprehensive treason by selecting a Hindu (Prem Kumar Sahgal), a Muslim (Shah Nawaz Khan) and a Sikh (Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon) from Indian National Army (INA) prisoners to be tried for waging war against the King Emperor.

Mahatma Gandhi praised the communal amity characterised by the INA and Azad Hind government. Bose cooperated with the Muslim League in Calcutta Corporation, and proposed coalition governments for Bengal, Punjab and Sind.

Bose had inherited the renaissance-inspired liberal stream of socio-cultural thoughts as he emerged as a strong critic of communal and sectarian politics. In the late 1930s, he had banned for Congress to simultaneously be members of communal organisations such as the Hindu Mahasabha and the Muslim League, which was a practice among some leaders during the 1910s and the 1920s.

Contrarily, Bose could have competed with Muhammad Ali Jinnah for the loyalty of the Muslim elite, thus making a fundamental difference to the outcome of the 1946 provincial elections in which the League bagged most of the Muslim seats.

By 1937, 97% of Congress members were Hindu while the INA, led by Bose, was composed of officers and men of the British Indian Army, which was 35-40% Muslim.

Bose’s sensitivity towards Muslims came from his birth and childhood in a predominantly Muslim locality in Cuttack, Odisha, and his later move to Bengal where more than half the population was Muslim. His elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose had worked closely with the Muslim leaders of Bengal and was trusted by them.

Even assuming India was divided, Bose as the nationalist par excellence but secular to the core would have been able to outflank Hindu nationalists, including fellow Bengali Syama Prasad Mukherjee, the founder of the Jan Sangh. Nehru’s commitment to a secular India was second to none but his secularism was both liberal and effete.

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Bose’s secularism tinged with hypernationalism based on the INA’s motto Ittehad, Itemad, Qurbani (Unity, Confidence, and Sacrifice) would have been far more muscular and could have prevented Hindu chauvinism from gaining traction.

However, today’s India looks very different in that case.

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October 21 is a very special day in the history of India. Although India became independent on August 15, 1947, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose had declared independence on October 21, 1943. He rejected the slavery of Britishers and formed an alternative government in India.

Every year on 21 October, the anniversary of the formation of the Azad Hind Government is celebrated across the country. Countries including Japan, Croatia, Indonesia, Germany, Italy, and Burma along with a few others had given recognition to the Azad Hind Government. The Azad Hind Fauj was initiated during World War II to secure complete Indian independence from British rule.

Who was Subhas Chandra Bose?

Bose was born on January 23, 1897, in Cuttack which was part of Bengal Province’s Orissa division during that time. After completing his primary and secondary education from Presidency College and Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta, he shifted to Britain for higher studies.

Later, he qualified for the prestigious Indian Civil Services Examination (ICS) and quit soon as he did not want to work under the British government.

On the occasion of Bose’s Azad Hind Fauj anniversary, here are a few interesting facts about Netaji

Bose was not interested in working with the Britishers, so that he had joined the Indian National Congress to support the Independence movement.

Despite working with Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru, Bose had major ideological differences with them.

Being a radical leader in Congress, Bose became the President of the party in 1938.

Bose wanted to wage war against our colonial rulers as he differed from Gandhi’s methods of non-violence.

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Bose had formed the INA again with the help of Indians living in Southeast Asia and proudly took charge of it.

In 1944, his fauj clashed with the British forces around Kohima and Imphal.

Britain’s struggle to repel Japan during World War II and Netaji-led INA’s combined force was declared to be the ‘greatest ever battle involving British forces’ in a contest by the National Army Museum situated in London.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Union Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday (March 4) inaugurated ‘Azadi ke Diwane’ museum, dedicated to the unsung heroes of the country’s freedom struggle, on the Red Fort premises saying that it would inspire the younger generation.

Built by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI), the museum is the fifth in the series of the recently inaugurated ones- the others being Subhash Chandra Bose and the INA museum, the Yaad-e-Jallian museum, the Museum on 1857 (on the country’s first war of Independence) the Drishyakala (a Museum on Indian Art) -on the sacrifices of India’s freedom fighters.

“This new museum ‘Azaadi ke Diwane’ is started in the series of Kranti Mandir to inspire the younger generation and letting them know the cost of freedom that the great fighters achieve by sacrificing their lives. I congratulate the team of ASI for coming up with this digitised and interactive museum,” said the culture minister.

The museum is a modern, state-of-the-art, informative and educational exhibition involving multi-sensory-technology to engage the visitors.

Earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Subhash Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army (INA) museum at the Red Fort on January 23.

The museum not only provides a detailed account of Subhash Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army (INA) but also show cases the major artifacts related to the both.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Subhash Chandra Bose museum at Red Fort today (Wednesday, Jan 23) to mark the Bose’s 122nd birth anniversary.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Modi will also visit the Yaad-e-Jallian Museum, (museum on the Jallianwala Bagh and World War I) and the Museum on 1857- India’s first war of Independence and Drishyakala-Museum on Indian Art at the same venue, a statement from his office said.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The museum on Bose and the Indian National Army showcases various artefacts related to Subhash Chandra Bose and INA. The artefacts include wooden chair and sword used by the leader, medals, badges, uniforms and other artefacts related to the INA.

It will contain some interesting and unknown facts about Netaji – right from his childhood days to documenting the Indian National Army (INA) trials. Interestingly, the museum is housed on the first floor of the Red Fort barracks, the place where INA soldiers were tried by the British.

Of the three INA generals arraigned for the first trial were a Hindu (Prem Kumar Sehgal), a Muslim (Shah Nawaz Khan) and a Sikh (Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon).

Bose was born on January 23, 1897, in Cuttack, which was then under Bengal province, and belonged to a family of an advocate.

The Yaad-e-Jallian Museum provides an authentic account of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre that happened on April 13, 1919. The museum will also showcase the heroism, valour and sacrifices made by Indian soldiers during the World War-I.

The Museum on 1857-India’s first war of Independence portrays the historical narrative of 1857 war of independence, showcasing the valour and sacrifices made by Indians during the period.

The Drishyakala- Exhibition on Indian Art showcases art works from 16th century till India’s independence.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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