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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Subhas Chandra Bose's 118th Birth Anniversary Jan 23,2014



Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 118th birth anniversary is being observed throughout the country.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897 in Cuttack and reportedly died on August 18, 1945 in an air crash

About  Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose(Jn 23,1897 - Aug 18,1945)

was born on January 23, 1897 in Cuttack,Orissa,India

started the newspaper Swaraj and took charge of publicity for the Bengal Provincial Congress Committee

in 1923 was elected the President of All India Youth Congress and also the Secretary of Bengal State Congress

in 1927 became general secretary of the Congress party

was a member of the Indian National Congress and advocated a tough stand against the British much to the discomfort of other senior Congress leaders including Mahatama Gandhi

in 1939 left the Congress and formed the All India Forward Bloc  following massive differences with Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru

in 1941 under house arrest by the British authorities, Netaji had escaped from India in 1941 to seek international support for the country's freedom struggle

in 1945 organized the Indian National Army with Japanese help which comprised of Indian soldiers of the British Indian army who had been captured during World War II


gave many popular slogans like 'Jai Hind' and vowed to throw out the British from India by force using the INA. 


was last seen at the Bangkok Airport on August 17, 1945

reportedly died on August 18, 1945 in an air crash.

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