Netaji Subhas - a great patriot

The name of Netaji Subhaschandra Bose will always be remembered by the Indians with great love and respect. He is considered to be one of the greatest patriots of all times.
Subhaschandra was born in Cuttack in the state of Orissa on 23rd January in 1897. His father Janakinath Bose was a lawyer. Subhaschandra was a good student. He was a born leader. His love for his motherland was manifest even when he was a student.
After graduation, Subhaschandra went to England to sit for the I.A.S. examination . He passed the examination but refused to serve the British who were rulling India. He returned to India and joined the freedom movement under the leadership and guidance of Deshabandhu Chittaranjan Das. Very soon he became one of the most popular leaders of the country. The British rulers were afraid of him. they placed him behind bars several times, and tried in many ways to subdue him. The fiery spirit of Subhaschandra won him many followers in the Indian National Congress. Subhaschandra was elected President of the Congress despite opposition from such great leaders as Mahatma Gandhi.
When he left the INC to form his own party, the Forward Bloc, the world was on the brink of a great war. The Second world War broke out in 1939, ans Subhaschandra was interned in his own house in Kolkata. He left India i disguise soon after, and went from Germany to Japan. In Japan he took charge of the Indian National Army- the Azad Hind Fouj- and came to be known as Netaji.
Netaji led the Azad Hind Fouj in a battle with the British forces and succeeded in capturing Kohima, a town in the state of Manipur in India. Unfortunately for Netaji, the war was drawing to a clsoe, and the Japanese were retreating. One day, in 1945, Netaji took off in an aeroplane for an unknown destination. The aeroplane crashed and it was reported that Netaji had been killed in the crash.
Many people do not believe the story of Netaji's death. There is a mystery surrounding the story. Netaji will live forever in the memory of every Indian. The history of India's struggle for freedom will keep on record the great exploits of Netaji Subhaschandra Bose.

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