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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth anniversary: 7 greatest quotes by the pivotal leader

Subhas Chandra Bose, who was also referred as Netaji, was born 23 January 1897 in Bengal constituency (now Odisha state)…

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth anniversary: 7 greatest quotes by the pivotal leader

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (Photo: Facebook)

Subhas Chandra Bose, who was also referred as Netaji, was born 23 January 1897 in Bengal constituency (now Odisha state) in India. He was an Indian Independence movement activist and a member of Indian National Congress Party. He became the party president in 1938.

Netaji left India after he had a falling-out with Mahatma Gandhi and later approached Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan to assist in making India an independent country.

In 1942, Bose formed the Indian National Army with help from Japan to fight the British Raj in India.

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However, Netaji died from third-degree burns on 18 August 1945 after his overloaded Japanese plane crashed in Japanese-ruled Formosa (now Taiwan). His death has been mired in controversy, as the circumstances of his death were not accepted by his supporters.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (Photo credit: Twitter)

Here are some powerful quotes from the influential leader of all time.

  1. India is calling. Blood is calling for blood. Get up, we have no time to lose. Take up your arms! we shall carve our way through the enemy’s ranks, or if God wills, we shall die a martyr’s death. And in our last sleep, we shall kiss the road that will bring our Army to Delhi.
  2. It is blood alone that can pay the price of freedom. Give me blood and I will give you freedom!
  3. Men, money, and materials cannot by themselves bring victory or freedom. We must have the motive-power that will inspire us to brave deeds and heroic exploits.
  4. One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives.
  5. When we stand, the Azad Hind Fauj has to be like a wall of granite; when we march, the Azad Hind Fauj has to be like a steamroller.
  6. One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives.
  7. Life loses half its interest if there is no struggle-if there are no risks to be taken.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (Photo: Twitter)

Salute to the bravest leader and the most loved national hero on his 121st birth anniversary.

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