Subhash Chandra Bose Biography

Subhash Chandra Bose was born in Cuttack, Odisha, India on January 23, 1897. He was the ninth child of Janakinath Bose, a lawyer and a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress, and Prabhavati Devi.

Bose was an excellent student, and graduated from the University of Calcutta with a first-class degree in philosophy. He was awarded a scholarship to study at Cambridge University in England, where he passed the Indian Civil Service examination, but resigned from the service to join the Indian independence movement.

Bose became a leader in the Indian National Congress and was elected as the mayor of Calcutta in 1930. However, he fell out with the Congress leadership, and was exiled by the British government. He traveled to Europe, where he formed the Indian Legion, a group of Indian soldiers who had been captured by the Germans and Italians during World War II. He also formed the Forward Bloc, an organization dedicated to the cause of Indian independence.

Bose made several attempts to gain support from the Axis powers for the Indian independence movement. He is believed to have died in an airplane crash in Taiwan on August 18, 1945, but the circumstances of his death are still a matter of controversy.

Subhash Chandra Bose was a charismatic and dynamic leader who was admired by many for his dedication to the cause of Indian freedom. He is remembered as a hero in India and his death anniversary is celebrated as 'Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti' on January 23.