Legendary Hero Subhash Chandra Bose

(Pk Roy)

The great personality and grand ideology of a topmost militant legendary hero of Indian freedom struggle Subhash Chandra Bose is most relevant in present days. Because India is passing through a very critical phase, in which communalism, castism’, regionalism, language sectarianism and separatism are being quite rampant these unfortunate days. All these traits are highly dangerous for the integrity and unity of our country. It is a right time to asses without passion and prejudice, the life and works of Subhash Chandra Bose. His blazing patriotism his ceaseless self dedication, his dauntless courage turned him even in his life time into a legendary Hero. That the Indian people proudly cherish and recall fondly and gratefully. 

 The memory of Subhash Chandra Bose has indeed been clasped to the people’s heart on account of the fabulous role that he played in the freedom struggle. Whatever the judgment of Time on his place in Indian history, Subhash Bose's firm and fond Ensco cement in the affection on countryman showed that day like sunbeam. Even during the vital phase of his participation as a young but already a eminent figure in the nation's struggle for freedom.

He had been an outstanding Left nationalist leader of India. He was Born on 23 January, 1897 in upper middle class family in cuttack. His father was a successful Lawyer Raibhadur Jankinath Bose. In the year 1913 Subhash passed matriculation by standing first class first in Calcutta University. Without a yearning for it he found himself at the high place up in the list of Indian civil service (ICS) examinee in London thus he had qualified for ICS examination, but soon renounced his government post of Deputy Commissioner for his real initiation into India’s  freedom struggle in the year 1921. Subhash in his young formative period was greatly influenced by the preaching and writings of Great Swami Vivakanand and Mahrishi Aurbindo Ghosh on fairy nationalism. The Indian revolutionary movement also attracted him vary much. He was thus a most unusual youth, burdened impersonal questioning. Some of his early life spent even in renunciation and in search of mystic experiences in foot hills of Himalaya. After which he returned to a normal life and manifested brilliance, courage and character. What was then the most prized post open to young Indian was firmly in his hands. But most fortunately for him and for the nation that was Mahatma Gandhi's call for noncooperation movement with British rule, which actually stride his mind and heart. With the strength that came from long nursed ache in his heart for Indian freedom, subhash Bose jumped most ardently into the fray.

 Subhash joined Indian National Congrees Party Leader as his lieutenant in Bengal Deshbandhu Chittarajan Das.  At such time spirit like Subhash certainly rejoiced obeying the commands of CR Dass. He was elected as a Mayor of Calcutta in year 1923, but in Oct.1924 he was arrested by British Police and sent to Burma's Mandalay jail. By the year 1929 Subash had became a leader of all India stature. But something at the same time of a stormy petrel. In 1938 Subhash Bose was elected as President of Indian National Congress even opposed by Mahatma Gandhi. He made a planning commission under  chairmanship of Pundit  Jawaherlal Nehru. As a congress President he spoke in details on future economic planning for Free India. Subash himself was a most committed and staunch socialist, Who actually made a dialectical synthesis of Indian spiritualism with the Marxian socialism.

 Subhash was compelled to resign as Congress president because of Complete non cooperation of Gandhi-an leaders of Congress Party working committee with him. Ultimately he was expelled from Congress Party. During 1938 and particularly since the beginning of 1939, when controversy was raging between the Congress right wing group and Subhash Chandra Bose’left wing group, Rabindra Nath Tagore always stood vary close to him both personally and ideologically. He gave grand reception to Subhash at Shantiniketan in January 1939. Then Subash Bose founded Forward Block. Subhash did his best to unite Left political forces of National movement under the banner of Left consolidation committee. Socialist, communist, and radical humanist joined Left consolidation Committee. In September 1939 Second World War was broken out.  In January 1941, Subhash was being kept in British police's detention. Any how he managed skillfully to escape from it, with the help of his close colleague Mian Akber shah, who arrived to Kolkata from Peshaver to assist him in escape. With the assistance of comrade Bhaghatram Talwar, who was an activist of Communist Party of India. Subhash reached to Afghanistan and then finally he arrived in Germany.

From Germany he went to Japan in U-Boat submarine with his close associate colonel Abid Hasan on 9th February 1943. That journey would had been an impossible journey because on the whole Atlantic ocean rout, there was heaving air bombardment. From Japan Subhash arrived to Singapore and taken over the command of Indian National Army (INA). INA was built by great Indian revolutionary, named Rasbhari Bose, in year 1911, who was held also responsible for conspiracy of hurling a bomb on British Viceroy Lord Harding in Delhi. More than fifty five thousand Indian soldiers of British Army joined INA as freedom fighters. These were the soldiers who actually surrendered before Japanese Army. It is also to be mentioned more than one lac British soldiers surrendered to Japan. At that time colonel Mohan singh was the Military commander of INA. On 21 October 1943  Subhash Bose proclaimed the Provisional Government of Azad Hind at a historic assembly in Singapore.

It had Been a greatness of Subhash Chandra Bose that by renouncing all his historical bitterness with Mahatma Gandhi, he called him Father of Nation in his speech from Azad Hind radio. He also named first INA Brigade by the name Gandhi Brigade, Colonel Dillhon was nominated its commander. Then next Nehru Brigade was formed and its commander was Colonel Shahnawaj Khan. Aazad Brigade was formed by the name of Maulana Abul Kalam Aazad and Colonel PK Sehgal was made its commander.  For women soldiers of INA raised a separate Brigade, that was named Rani Jhansi Brigade; A lady doctor named Dr. Captain Laxshmi was nominated its commander.  Subhash Bose spoke that "my soldiers your Battle cry should be 'DELHI CHALO". One after another victory INA conquered Andaman Iceland and hoisted its tri color flag on 30 December 1945 on it. Later on INA hoisted its victorious flag over Imphal of Aasam province.      

America used its Atom Bomb on Japan and then Japan had to surrender militarily. Then it was rather impossible for INA to carry on  further its war of Independence. INA soldiers were captured by British Army. A historic case was launched against INA commanders in Red Fort of Delhi. In whole of the country the slogan echoed -Lal Quile se aie awaz Dihllon, Shegal,Shahnawaz. British commander in chief General Auchinleck reacted in a report that 'the back bone of British rule the Indian Army might no longer trustworthy because the ghost Subhash Chandra Bose, like Helmet’s father walked the battlement of Red Fort and his suddenly amplified figure overawed the conferences that were to lead to Indian independence.' General's apprehensions vary soon proved correct and Royal Indian Navy (RIN) revolted in Bombay and Kolkata simultaneously. English men left India by creating Pakistan.

India's young generation can build a new India by cherishing the ideas and Ideals of Subhash Bose. In which there will be no horrified gap between the rich and the poor. By Renouncing sectarian selfish attitude, all the country men shall realize themselves as Hindustani and built strong socialist nation by defeating terrorism and other misguided corrupt traits.

(Former Civil Servant)