Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti

 

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, often hailed as one of the most iconic leaders of the Indian Freedom Struggle, hardly requires any introduction. Born on 23rd January, 1897, in Cuttack, Odisha was the son of a famous lawyer Shri Janaki Nath Bose. He was a brilliant student and greatly influenced by Swami Vivekananda’s teachings.

His patriotism, call for freedom and obdurate refusal to stop before achieving the desired goal have made him a hero, a reputation that has remained intact even after all these years.

Often called ‘Netaji’ by people, he led the young, radical wing of the Indian National Congress in the late 1920s and later became the president of the party in 1938. Although he was later ousted owing to his differences with Mahatma Gandhi, but whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British Rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan left an ambivalent legacy.

Not only this, in 1943, he reached Singapore from Germany where he took over the reins of the Indian Independence Movement in East Asia from Ras Bihari Bose and organized the Azad Hind Fauj or the Indian National Army.

Unfortunately, Netaji was reportedly killed in a pane crash near Taiwan in 1945. Though, it was widely believed that he was still alive post the plane crash however his death and its cause might still remain shrouded in mystery but Netaji’s words remain immortal and continue to inspire.

At last, but not the least, I would like to conclude my speech by saying a famous slogan said by our forgotten hero, Subhash Chandra Bose:

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