'Netaji' Subhas Chandra Bose: 10 interesting facts you may not know about him

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose believed that the Bhagvad Gita was the source of inspiration for him. Remembering the anniversary of the birth of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, another hero and pride of India, still inspiring us even to this present day, and forever.

1. On the 23rd day of the year 1897 God gave a gift to India from the hands of Prabhavati Dutt and Janakinath Bose. Since childhood, Netaji was an extraordinary child who excelled in his academic studies, from beginning school, until graduating with a degree in Philosophy in 1908 from Scottish Church College of University of Kolkata. In Orissa Bose was born into a large family. He had been a brilliant child from childhood and was doing very well in studies. From his early stages, he was also a ferocious patriot. In his 1913 matriculation examinations he came in 2nd.

2. His nationalism had come to light when he was suspended from the College of the Presidency for assaulting Professor Oaten for his remarks against India.

3. In England in 1920 he qualified the Indian Civil Service examination. However, becoming aware of India's struggle for independence, our nationalist hero resigned from his civil service job, on April 23. 1921.

4. Being a true and devoted patriot, in his youth, Netanji, had been active in a radical group from the Indian National Congress. Sometime after, Netaji then became President of the Indian National Congress. Unfortunately Nataji was expelled due to some different matters of opinions with Mahatma Gandhi, about how to liberate India, Netaji did not go along with the passive, non violence peaceful plans of Gandhi.

5. During the mid-1930s Netaji traveled in Europe, meeting Indian students and European leaders, including Benito Mussolini. Between the years of 1921 and 1941, Natanji was imprisoned for his efforts to liberate and gain independence for India.

6. Since Nataji had a more action oriented approach to achieving independence, Nataji traveled to Germany, Russia and Japan trying to unite these countries, during World War II, for the purpose of trying to unite these countries and together attack the British and permanently expel them out of India.

7. Netaji reorganized his first Azad Hind Fauj or Indian National Army (INA) and formed Azad Hind Government in Exile with ex-prisoners of war, and other workers from plantations in Singapore, Malaysia, and other Southeast Asia, countries.

8. With monetary, military, and diplomatic help from Japan, Netaji established an Azad Hind radio station in Germany, continuing his efforts for independence. The islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands were liberated, and and came all the way to Manipur in India, by his INA, and Japanese forces too.

9. In August 23, 2007 the Japanese P.M. Shinzo Abe on a visit to the Subhan Chandra Bose Memorial Hall in Calcutta, PM Abe said, "The Japanese are deeply moved by Bose's strong will to have led the Indian independence movement from British rule." Today we fondly remember this great hero of India.

10. Subhas Chandra Bose believed that the Bhagvad Gita was a source of inspiration for him. He followed the lessons of Swami Vivekananda on universal brotherhood and of course the great inspiration, like some of Natanji's personal philosophy, of helping others through social service, nationalism and love for India.