Tag: Subhas Chandra Bose
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Allahabad Affidavit
The exercise of changing names of a historical place should always be carried out judiciously not the least because to change the name of a city is to divest it of its past moorings and associations.
November 10, 2018 -
Astronomy to Astrophysics
Meghnad Saha was born 125 years ago in an obscure village in East Bengal, now Bangladesh, in a family where his father was an indigent shopkeeper. The country was under British rule, and society was sharply divided by a rigid caste structure, destructive poverty and extreme superstition. Young Meghnad had to fight against inconceivable odds …
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October 10, 2018 -
A forgotten legend
Of the eminent Indians carrying the surname Bose, Subhas Chandra Bose is the most popular. The rest are all scientists of international fame. Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose and Satyendra Nath Bose need no introduction. Some may be familiar with the name Amar Gopal Bose, inventor and professor of acoustics at MIT, for the Bose music …
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September 23, 2018 -
Bagha Jatin: The Unsung Hero
It is unfortunate that the supreme sacrifice made by Bagha Jatin and his associates is little known outside Bengal and Odisha, although there is no dearth of well-documented historical records. Long before Independence in 1947, there was an attempt under the leadership of Bagha Jatin and Narendranath Bhattacharya better known as MN Roy et al in 1915 — during World War-I — to attain Independence through armed insurrection in cooperation with Germany
September 5, 2018 -
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s bust vandalised in Kolkata
A complaint was lodged at the local police station against unknown miscreants by activists of the Forward Bloc
May 3, 2018 -
Mamata Banerjee remembers first flag hoisting by INA on Indian soil in Moirang
Located in Bishnupur district of Manipur in India’s northeast, Moirang is today a city. It is home to the Loktak Lake – the biggest freshwater lake in all of northeast and a national park.
April 14, 2018 -
The last word on the subject?
Both books are about historic journeys; the first concerns the last fateful journey of Indian nationalist Subhas Chandra Bose; and the second, the last of the traditional caravans from Leh in Ladakh to Lhasa in Tibet, carrying gifts and tributes to the Dalai Lama. The author of Laid to Rest is Ashis Ray, the longest …
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March 3, 2018 -
Forgotten patriarch and patriot
Janaki Nath Bose is remembered, if at all, as the father of the great freedom-fighters Sarat Chandra and Subhas Chandra Bose, but the man himself is forgotten. Subhas Chandra himself wrote a brief biography of his father in Bengali which is worth reading. Janaki Nath was born in Kodalia on 28 May 1860 as the …
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January 27, 2018 -
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s kin meet UP CM Yogi
Several family members of Subhas Chandra Bose on Tuesday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here on the freedom fighter’s 121st birth anniversary, officials said. They included Bose’s brother Sharat Chandra Bose’s granddaughter Jayanti Bose Rakshit, her husband Amiya Kumar Rakshit, grand-nephew Arya Bose and grand-niece Tapti Ghosh. The Chief Minister enquired about their …
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January 24, 2018 -
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) 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 …
January 23, 2018 -
Forgotten
At a time when a squabble over not observing the death anniversary of the nation’s first woman Prime Minster and paying tribute to the nation’s first deputy Prime Minister is making news, the powers that be have given a go by to the setting up of a sovereign government away from Indian soil when the …
November 20, 2017 -
Remembering Netaji and his soldiers
On 17 October, at a modest gathering at Hojai in central Assam, a group of patriots belonging to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Mission was given a rousing reception after being taken in a procession. They had come from Kolkata to celebrate the 75th foundation day of the Provisional Azad Hind government and pay their homage …
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October 23, 2017 -
Rajkummar Rao wraps up ‘Bose Dead or Alive’
Actor Rajkummar Rao has wrapped up shooting for the keenly awaited web series Bose Dead/Alive. The ALTBalaji show has Rajkummar essaying the role of prominent leader of the freedom movement Subhas Chandra Bose. The series has been directed by Pulkit while Hansal Mehta is the creative director. Rajkummar announced the news on his Twitter handle …
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September 10, 2017 -
‘Bose – Dead/Alive’ not a boring biography: Hansal Mehta
National Award winning filmmaker Hansal Mehta says his upcoming web series “”Bose – Dead/Alive”, featuring Rajkummar Rao as Subhas Chandra Bose, is not a boring story about the freedom fighter. “The show is not another boring biography. It is the unveiling of India’s biggest cover up. It is a fast-paced, gripping tale on a man …
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August 16, 2017 -
Documentary to shed light on INA treasure, Bose contoversy
An original documentary on the mystery involving political leader Subhas Chandra Bose and the disappearance of INA treasure titled "Netaji Bose and the Lost Treasure", is to be showcased on the small screen. History TV18 is coming up with two new offerings — "India 70 Wonders" and "Netaji Bose and the Lost Treasure" — coming …
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August 8, 2017 -
Set up Netaji memorial in capital soon: Panel
Expressing its displeasure over the delay in building a memorial to Subhas Chandra Bose, a parliamentary panel has recommended that the Union Urban Development Ministry take steps to set up Netaji’s memorial in the capital "at the earliest". Earlier, a request by the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose INA Trust for allotment of land to establish …
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April 28, 2017 -
Netaji did not die in air crash: AIFB national secretary Saini
All India Forward Bloc national secretary VP Saini on Sunday contested the claim of a London-based website that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose died in a plane crash in Taiwan in 1945, terming it "wrong" and "part of the conspiracy" against the revolutionary leader. He also refuted the claim of the website that it had access …
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September 4, 2016