well come to subhas chandra bose.
subhas chandra bose ( 23 january 1897-18 august 1945) was an indian natinalist whose defiance of british authority in india made him a hero among many indians ,but his wartime alliances with nazi germany and fascist japan left a legacy vexed by authoritarianism , anti- semitism and military failure . the honorific netaji was first applied to bose in germany in early 1942-by the indian soldier of the indische legion and by the german and india officials in berlin. it is now used throughout indian.
bose was born into wealth and privilege in a large bengali family in orissa during the british raj. the early recipiet of an anglo-centric eduction , he was sent after college to england to take the indian civil service examination .he succeeded with distinction in the first exam but demurred at taking the routine final exam , citing nationalism to be the higher calling. returning to india in led by mahatma gandhi and the indian national congress .he followed jawaharlal neharu to leadership in a group within the congrees which was less keen on constitutional reform and more open to socialism.
in april 1941 bose arrived in nazi germany , where the leadership offered unexpected but equivocal sympathy for indians independence .german funds were employed to open a free india centre in berlin . A 3,000 -strong free indian legion was recruited from among indian POWs captured by Erwin rommel s afrika korps to serve under bose . although peripheral to their main gols ,the germans inco.
biography
subhas chandra bose was born to benhali parents prabhabati bose and janakinath bose on 23 january 1897 in cuttack -in what is today the state of odisha in what is the bengal presidency in british india . prabhabati or familierly the anchor of family life ,had her first child at age 14 and 13 children thereafter .subhas was the ninth child and the sixth son .jankinath , a successful lawyer and goverament pleader ,was loyal to the government of british india and scrupulous about matters of langusge and law .a self - made man from the rural outskirts of calcutta , he had remained in touch with his roots ,returning annually to his village during the pooja holidays .
following his five olders brothers, base entered the baptist mission protestant european school in cuttack in january 1902. english was the medium of all instruction in the scool ,the majority of all instruction in the scool ,the majority of the student being european or anglo indians of mixed british and indian
ancestry .the curriciculs included english- correctly written and spoken - latin , the bible ,good manners, british geography ,and british history : no indian languages were taught . the choice of the the school was janakinaths who wantwd his sons to speak flawless english with flawless intonation,believing both to be important for access to the british in india. the school contrasted with subhas home ,where only bengali was spoken .at home ,his mother worshipped the hindu goddesses durga and kali,told stories from the epics mahabharata and ramayana ,and sang bengali religious songs. from her, subhas imbided a nurturing spirit,looking for situations in which to help people in distress, preferring gardening around the house to joining in sports with other boys. his father, who was reserved in manner and busy with professional life ,was a distant presence in a large family ,causing subhas to feel he had a nondescript childhood. still, janakinath read english literature avidly - john milton ,william cowper , matthew arnold ,and shakespeare s hamlet being among his favourites ; several of his sons were to become english literature enthusiasts like him.
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