Biography of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in English

A Biography of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Date of Birth, Place, Freedom Work, Leadership of INA, INC, Biography in English

Subhas Chandra Bose was a great patriot and the brave freedom fighter in India. He was born on the 23^rd January,1897 at Cuttack. In Orissa. He was a meritorious student from his childhood. In the Indian Civil Service (ICS) Examination he stood fourth in merit. The glorious part of India used to haunt him and generated in him a burning love for the country. So he did not want to join the Indian Civil Service under British rule. He joined in Indian National Congress.

He became the President of Congress. He was elected President of Haripura Congress in Gujarat in 1938.
He was elected President also at Tripuri Congress in Madhya Pradesh in 1939.
The countrymen elected him to the post of the Mayor of Calcutta (Now it is Kolkata) in 1930, when he was in jail. He became the youngest Congress President.
Subhas Chandra Bose had immense hatred against the British rules who unleashed ruthless torture against innocent Indian. So Subhas Chandra resigned the Presidentship of the congress and established Forward Bloc. For the Freedom of Motherland he left India in disguise.
He took the leadership of Azad Hind Fouz. At that time everybody called him “Netaji”. He hoisted Indian National Flag at Kohima.

Birth and Family details of Subhas Chandra Bose –

Name: Subhas Chandra Bose

Father’s Name: Janakinath Bose

Mother’s Name: Pravabati Devi

Date of Birth: 23rd January 1897

Birth Place: Cuttack in Orissa

Religious: Hindu

Nationality: Indian

Political Affiliation: Indian National Congress

Role in: Non-cooperation Movement

Founder of : Forword Bloc

Education – Baptish Mission’s Protestant European School, Cuttack 1902.

RavenShaw Collegiate School, Cuttack 1909

Presidency College, Calcutta 1912-15, February 1916.

Scottish Church College, Calcutta, 20th July 1917-1919.

Fitzwilliam Hall, Non-Collegiate students Board, Cambridge, 1919-21.

Alma Matter University of Calcutta (B.A. Philosophy, 1919)

University of Cambridge (B.A. Mental and Moral Sciences Tripos 1921)

Spouse – Emilie Schenkl

Children – Anita Bose Pfaff

Education Details of Subhas Chandra Bose –

Subhas Chandra Bose not only a good student, he was a meritorious student from his childhood. His father was an Advocate in Cuttack High Court. His father admitted him Protestant European School in Cuttack, in 1902. Presently Protestant European School name change in Stewart High School.
In 1909 he was shifted to the Ravenshaw Collegiate School. Benimadhab Das was his teacher at Ravenshaw Collegiate School, made him aware more and more of the great Cultural Heritage of India. Subhas looked upon him as a Guru.
In 1913, Subhas Chandra got the Second Position in the Matriculation Examination. Then he was admitted to the Presidency College, in Calcutta. Then Kolkata name was Calcutta. Here he studied briefly. The glorious past of India used to haunt him and generated in him a burning love for the Country.
Those days, the British in Calcutta often made offensive remarks to the Indians in Public places and insulted the openly. He was expelled for assaulting Professor Oaten. When Professor Oaten had manhandled some Indian students and for the latter’s Anti-India Comment.

In 1918, Subhas Chandra Bose joined the Scottish Church College at the University of Calcutta and passed his B.A.

Subhas Chandra Bose Qualified in the ICS Examination –

Subhas Chandra Bose had made a promise tom his father to prepare and appear for the Indian Civil Service (ICS) Examination. He left India for Europe on 15^th September, 1919 arriving in London on 20^th October. Zbut Subhas Chandra Bose had passed the deadline for admission at the University of Cambridge.

After all of the difficulty Subhas Chandra join there as a Non-Collegiate student, and entered his name in the register of the University on 19^th November, 1919. Subhas Chandra Bose choose The Mental and Moral Sciences Tripos and Simultaneously as his Subject, to set about preparing for the Civil Service Examination.

He studied for only Eight months with intense concentration and came out fourth in the Indian Civil Service (ICS) examination.

But he had immense hatred against the British rules who unleashed ruthless torture against innocent Indians. So he refuses to join in Indian Civil Service under British Rule. And he resigned from his Civil Service job on 23^rd April on 1921. He returned back India and join Indian National Congress.

Subhas Chandra Bose ‘s Political Activity in Indian National Congress –

Subhas Chandra Bose joined the non-cooperation movement started by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who had made the Indian National Congress. Gandhiji had made a powerful non-violent organization “The Indian National Congress”. Gandhi advised Subhas to work under Chittaranjan Das. Chittaranjan Das was a politician in Bengal.

Subhas Chandra wrote to Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das for joining the freedom movement. Subhas Chandra started a newspaper “Swaraj”. His mentor was Chittaranjan Das. He was a spokesman for aggressive Nationalism in Bengal.

In the year 1923, Subhas Chandra Bose elected the President of All India Youth Congress and also the secretary of Bengal State Congress. He was the youngest Congress President in India. He was also the editor of the Newspaper “ Forward” , which was founded by Chittaranjan Das. Subhas Chandra worked as the CEO of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation for Chittaranjan Das, when he was elected a Mayor for Calcutta in 1924.
In 1925, Bose was arrested for roundup of Nationalists and sent him to prison in Mandalay, where Subhas contracted Tuberculosis.
In 1927, after almost two years Bose released from prison. He became general secretary of the congress party. There he worked with Jawaharlal Nehru for Independence.
A little later in 1930, Subhas Chandra was again arrested and jailed for civil disobedience. He was elected mayor of Calcutta while in prison. Released and then rearrested several times for his suspected role in violent acts.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose written “The Indian Struggle” –

British Police several times arrested Subhas Chandra and released and then rearrested for his suspected role in violent acts. So, Bose was finally allowed to proceed to Europe after he contracted tuberculosis and was released for ill health.

In 1930s Bose travelled in Europe, visiting Indian students and European Politicians, including Benito Mussolini. There he observed party organization and saw communism and fascism in action.

He wrote the first part of his book “The Indian Struggle”. This book covered the country’s Independence movement in the years 1920-1934. Although it was published in London in 1935. But the British Government banned the book.

Subhas Chandra Bose became so popular that while he was abroad he was elected President of Haripura Congress in Gujarat in 1938.

He was elected President also at Tripuri Congress in Madhya Pradesh in 1939.

Subhas Chandra Bose founded Forward Bloc –

Subhas Chandra stood force against the British for unqualified “Swaraj” (self-governance). So, Gandhi opposed Subhas Chandra’s Presidency. Subhas Chandra attempted to maintain unity, but Gandhi advised him to form his own Cabinet. But Subhas Chandra also re-elected President against over Gandhi’s preferred candidate. Subhas Chandra found himself forced to resign from the Congress Presidency.

On 22^nd June 1939, Subhas Chandra organized the “All India Forward Bloc”. But its main strength was in Bengal.

Subhas Chandra organised mass protests in Calcutta calling for the “Holwell Monument” commemorating the Black Hole of Calcutta. Then its stood at the Corner of Dalhousie Square. The British was thrown in jail, but was released following a seven day hunger strike. Where he did not eat or drink anything like water or meal.

INDIAN NATIONAL ARMY (INA) –

On late night 16^th January 1941, Subhas Chandra Bose escaped from his Elgin Road house Calcutta residence in disguise for the freedom of motherland, because his house was kept under surveillance by the British Police. He travelled via Kabul at Afghanistan and Moscow at the Soviet Union.
He escaped from his house with the help of his Nephew Shishir Kumar Bose. First he went to Gomoh Railway Station, the State of Bihar, India; from there he reached Peshawar in Pakistan. He was travelling via Kabul, Afghanistan and Moscow the Soviet Union, where he met Adolf Hitler, the ruler of Moscow.
Netaji had traveled too many parts of the world. He had a good understanding of the World. He met Hitler and the enemy of Germany was England. He took this diplomacy to take revenge from the British. But when Subhas Chandra met Hitler in May 1942, his suspicious were confirmed. The German Army did want to offer him help in driving the British from India. So, in February, 1943, Netaji boarded Germany to Japan by U-boat.
In 1943, after being disillusioned that Germany could be of any help in giving India’s Independence, Subhas Chandra left to Japan.
In Japan Subhas Chandra met Mohan Sing, who was then the chief of the Azad Hind Fauj. Together with the leaders Mohan Singh and Ras Bihari Bose, reorganized “AZAD HIND FAUJ”.
In July, 1943, at a meeting in Singapore, Ras Behari Bose handed over control of the organization to Subhas Chandra Bose. Subhas Chandra Bose made Indian National Army formed, is the “AZAD HIND SARKAR”.
Subhas Chandra Bose's Army and organize massive support among the expatriate Indian population in South-East Asia.
People are enlisting in the Indian National Army, as well as financially in response to Bose’s calls for sacrifice for the Independence.
INA had a separate women’s Unit, which named was “RANI OF JHANSI REGIMENT”, HEADED BY Capt. Lakshmi Swaminathan.
On 4^th July, 1944, in Burma Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s most famous motivational Slogan (Quote) for the INA was “GIVE ME BLOOD, AND I SHALL GIVE YOU FREEDOM”.
The Azad Hind Government produce its own Currency, Postage stamps Court and Civil Code and was recognized by Nine Axis States.
An Indian Tricolour Flag was raised for the first time in the town of Moirang, in Manipur, in North-Eastern India which was the Indian Mainland.
At that time Everybody Called him “NETAJI”.
Netaji raised INDIAN NATIONAL FLAG at Kohima.

Subhas Chandra ‘s Death Mystery –

We get many News and Article to death of Netaji’s by a Plane Crash in ……… But somebody didn’t agree with this, they believe Netaji will come back. Some prove and report we get from investigating of Mukherjee Commission Report.

Now most of the Indians in 2020 agree with this report.

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