Netaji death anniversary: 72 years on, believers still believe Subhash Chandra Bose had survived plane crash
7 years, 7 months ago

Netaji death anniversary: 72 years on, believers still believe Subhash Chandra Bose had survived plane crash

India Today  

Today, August 18, marks the 72nd year of the fateful plane ride that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose took in 1945, which crashed in Japanese-occupied Formosa. Most recently, in April, someone named Sayak Sen issued a Right to Information application asking about Gumnami Baba -- the identity that many claim Netaji had taken up after surviving the plane crash. As for the many conspiracy theories surrounding Netaji's death, here are the major one: TORTURED TO DEATH BY THE BRITISH "Netaji didn't die in the plane crash. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: A glimpse into the hero's personal life Did Subhash Chandra Bose die in 1945 plane crash?

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Trinamool, BJP criticise Rahul Gandhi for posting ‘incorrent’ date of death for Netaji
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trinamool, BJP criticise Rahul Gandhi for posting ‘incorrent’ date of death for Netaji

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party leadership in West Bengal criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for a social media post on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose which mentioned that the late freedom fighter had died on August 18, 1945. Offering a tribute to the great revolutionary on his birth anniversary, Mr. Gandhi put up a photograph of Netaji on social …

India wouldn't have been partitioned if Netaji was there: NSA Ajit Doval
1 year, 9 months ago

India wouldn't have been partitioned if Netaji was there: NSA Ajit Doval

India Today  

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, addressing an event in Delhi on Saturday, said that India would not have been partitioned had Subhas Chandra Bose been alive. Doval, while speaking at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Memorial Lecture, hailed the freedom fighter for showing "audacity" at various stages of his life. He said Subhas Chandra Bose had the audacity to challenge …

Daily Quiz | On ‘Netaji’ Subhas Chandra Bose
2 years, 1 month ago

Daily Quiz | On ‘Netaji’ Subhas Chandra Bose

The Hindu  

Daily Quiz | On ‘Netaji’ Subhas Chandra Bose Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit YOUR SCORE 0 /7 RETAKE THE QUIZ 1 / 7 | Who is credited with giving the honorific Netaji to Subhas Chandra Bose? YES NO Answer : Parakram Divas SHOW ANSWER 3 / 7 | Name the political party founded by Bose in …

Hindi Cinema's unconvincing tryst with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the mystery around the iconic figure's death
2 years, 1 month ago

Hindi Cinema's unconvincing tryst with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the mystery around the iconic figure's death

Firstpost  

On the occasion of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 126th birth anniversary, we look at some films that were made on his life and legacy. One of the most ambitious ones was by Shyam Benegal, called Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero, where the titular character was played by the very effective Sachin Khedekar. More than 75 years …

From the India Today archives (2016) | Why politics won't allow Subhas Chandra Bose to RIP
2 years, 2 months ago

From the India Today archives (2016) | Why politics won't allow Subhas Chandra Bose to RIP

India Today  

Publicly at least, the government of India believes Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 'disappeared' on August 18, 1945. Rajeshwar on August 19, 1976, said bringing the ashes back would create further complications because members of the family and Bose's political party, Forward Bloc, did not recognise them as belonging to their leader and the ongoing Emergency would make people feel a …

Explained: Why Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s remains are still in Japan
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained: Why Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s remains are still in Japan

Firstpost  

Ahead of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s death anniversary, his daughter has once again said that his remains should be brought back to India. No prime minister from the time of Jawarharlal Nehru has succeeded to get the ashes, which are currently kept at Tokyo’s Renkoji temple It will be 77 years since Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s death on 18 August …

Taiwan, where Netaji's plane crashed, invites Indians for more research
3 years, 1 month ago

Taiwan, where Netaji's plane crashed, invites Indians for more research

India Today  

Taiwan has invited Indian scholars to visit their island nation and study the historical documents on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose available in their archives. Taiwan’s Deputy envoy to India, Mumin Chen -- while speaking at an event organised by FICCI on Saturday for the 125th birthday celebration of Netaji -- offered to open the National Archives to Indian scholars for …

New translation reveals Mukherjee Commission ignored Renkoji temple's nod for DNA test of ashes, says Netaji kin
3 years, 1 month ago

New translation reveals Mukherjee Commission ignored Renkoji temple's nod for DNA test of ashes, says Netaji kin

Firstpost  

Madhuri Bose, the grand-daughter of Netaji’s brother Sarat Bose, said they had commissioned a fresh translation after they found inconsistencies in the Mukherjee Commission report and found several paragraphs in the letter written in Japanese missing from it Kolkata: A new translation of a letter in Japanese written by the chief priest of Tokyo’s Renkoji temple, keeper of an urn …

British journalist tries to discredit Netaji's legacy as a 'Nazi sympathiser': Here is the truth
3 years, 1 month ago

British journalist tries to discredit Netaji's legacy as a 'Nazi sympathiser': Here is the truth

Op India  

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed at India Gate on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary, British author and journalist Tunku Varadarajan tried to tarnish the image of India’s iconic freedom fighter. In a tweet on Saturday, he claimed, “The statue of a man who …

Remembering Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose through these films on his 125th birth anniversary
3 years, 1 month ago

Remembering Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose through these films on his 125th birth anniversary

India TV News  

Subhash Chandra Bose popularly known as Netaji was one of the iconic freedom fighters of all time. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero It is an Indian epic biographical war film, written and directed by Shyam Benegal. The film primarily depicts the life of Subhas Chandra Bose in Nazi Germany, and in Japanese-occupied Asia, and also the events leading …

Granite statue of Netaji to be installed at India Gate, announces PM Modi
3 years, 2 months ago

Granite statue of Netaji to be installed at India Gate, announces PM Modi

Op India  

Ahead of the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that a grand statue made of granite will be installed at India Gate in his remembrance. “At a time when the entire nation is marking the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, I am glad to share that his grand statue, …

In Bengal, the political battle over Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
4 years, 1 month ago

In Bengal, the political battle over Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Hindustan Times  

There are many, especially in Bengal, who believe that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose not only did not die in an air crash in 1945, but survived long after India became independent. Netaji’s secular spirit found true expression in INA and the Azad Hind government With the party founded by Netaji, the Forward Bloc, having faded into obscurity, the Bharatiya Janata …

Undying Legacy: Why Subhash Chandra Bose is More Relevant than Ever on His 125th Birth Anniversary
4 years, 1 month ago

Undying Legacy: Why Subhash Chandra Bose is More Relevant than Ever on His 125th Birth Anniversary

News 18  

In an incessant quest for unravelling the mystery behind Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s disappearance, admirers of Netaji have repeatedly asked three vital questions: How, when, and where did Netaji breathe his last? Prior to that, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in his interview with the BBC in 1955 had clearly stated the reason behind Britain’s hasty departure from India— “because of …

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: 10 Fascinating Facts on the Life and Death of the Freedom Fighter
4 years, 1 month ago

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: 10 Fascinating Facts on the Life and Death of the Freedom Fighter

News 18  

As we pay tribute to monumental patriot Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary, let’s take a moment to ponder what a man of unfathomable depth, profound knowledge, incredible intelligence and riveting persona he was. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The ‘prince among patriot’. Subhas Chandra Bose termed Mahatma Gandhi ‘Patriot of Patriots’, even though both shared two different …

Mamata urges Modi to declare Netaji's birthday as national holiday, clear air on Bose's disappearance in 1945
4 years, 4 months ago

Mamata urges Modi to declare Netaji's birthday as national holiday, clear air on Bose's disappearance in 1945

Firstpost  

Several reports have claimed that Subhas Chandra Bose boarded a plane from Taihoku Airport in Taiwan which crashed leading to the death of the leader. There is, however, no confirmation on his demise, as experts, over the years, have come up with different theories on his disappearance Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister …

Russia unable to find any document on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in their archive: Government in Lok Sabha
5 years, 7 months ago

Russia unable to find any document on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in their archive: Government in Lok Sabha

Op India  

On Wednesday, the government informed the Lok Sabha that the Russian government was unable to find any documents in Russian archives pertaining to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. V. Muraleedharan, MoS MEA in Lok Sabha: Govt has approached Russia a no.of times since 2014 seeking info on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had even claimed said that Stalin …

Joseph Stalin was instrumental in 'murdering' Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: Subramanian Swamy
6 years, 5 months ago

Joseph Stalin was instrumental in 'murdering' Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: Subramanian Swamy

Firstpost  

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said that former president of Russia, Joseph Stalin, was instrumental in “murdering” Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Agartala: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said that former president of Russia, Joseph Stalin, was instrumental in “murdering” Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and he did not die in plane crash in 1945 as is widely believed. Addressing …

People deserve to know what happened to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Mamata Banerjee
6 years, 6 months ago

People deserve to know what happened to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Mamata Banerjee

India TV News  

People deserve to know what happened to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Mamata Banerjee The Mamata Banerjee government had put 64 files on Netaji that were with the state Home Department in the public domain on September 18, 2015. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said people deserve to know exactly what happened to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose after …

DNA test would clear doubts over Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death, says daughter
7 years, 1 month ago

DNA test would clear doubts over Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death, says daughter

India TV News  

A DNA test of the remains of Netaji would put to rest the doubts of people over his death, says his daughter Anita Bose-Pfaff. Prof. Bose-Pfaff makes this observation in a new book titled Laid to Rest: The Controversy over Subhas Chandra Bose’s Death by Ashis Ray. “For most of those people who continue to doubt Netaji’s death in Taihoku …

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's daughter says DNA test of remains will put doubts over his death to rest
7 years, 1 month ago

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's daughter says DNA test of remains will put doubts over his death to rest

Firstpost  

A DNA test of the remains of Netaji would put to rest the doubts of people over his death, says his daughter Anita Bose-Pfaff. New Delhi: A DNA test of the remains of Netaji would put to rest the doubts of people over his death, says his daughter Anita Bose-Pfaff. Bose-Pfaff makes this observation in a new book titled “Laid …

India remembers Subhas Chandra Bose on 121st birth anniversary: Ram Nath Kovind Narendra Modi, Amit Shah pay tribute
7 years, 1 month ago

India remembers Subhas Chandra Bose on 121st birth anniversary: Ram Nath Kovind Narendra Modi, Amit Shah pay tribute

Firstpost  

On Tuesday, the 121st birth anniversary of ‘Netaji’ Subhas Chandra Bose, the country paid rich tributes to one of the key members of the Indian freedom struggle On Tuesday, the 121st birth anniversary of ‘Netaji’ Subhas Chandra Bose, the country paid rich tributes to one of the key members of the Indian freedom struggle. pic.twitter.com/Qrao1dnmQZ — Narendra Modi January 23, …

Bose: Dead/Alive review - Beyond Rajkummar Rao's performance, racy plot, production design stand out
7 years, 4 months ago

Bose: Dead/Alive review - Beyond Rajkummar Rao's performance, racy plot, production design stand out

Firstpost  

In the second episode of the web series Bose: Dead/ Alive, we see the shadowy figure of a man in a train. Alt Balaji’s 9-part web series Bose: Dead or Alive addresses Indian history’s biggest controversy, the mystery behind the death of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, with entertaining doses of fiction. “Chaakri nahin karni, krantikari karni hai.” Bose’s introductory scene …

Rajkummar Rao's Intense Transformation in Bose: Dead/Alive Trailer
7 years, 4 months ago

Rajkummar Rao's Intense Transformation in Bose: Dead/Alive Trailer

India TV News  

The trailer for the web series Bose: Dead/Alive showcases the dramatic transformation of Rajkummar Rao into the titular role of Subhash Chandra Bose. The video features a backdrop of Germany, with scenes depicting conversations between Bose and Adolf Hitler. It also features the famous one-liner of Subhash Chandra Bose, 'Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azaadi dunga'.

Subhas Chandra Bose escaped after arrest in 1945, was alive in 1947: French historian
7 years, 7 months ago

Subhas Chandra Bose escaped after arrest in 1945, was alive in 1947: French historian

India TV News  

After discovering a report by the French secret service which suggested that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose didn’t die in air crash and was still alive in 1947, Paris-based historian JBP More has now come up with a related document supporting his finding, says a Times of India report. More found the summary of the Information of the Intelligence Service of …

Netaji death row: Mamata Banerjee takes on Centre over RTI response on Subhas Chandra Bose
7 years, 9 months ago

Netaji death row: Mamata Banerjee takes on Centre over RTI response on Subhas Chandra Bose

Firstpost  

“Person of his stature does not deserve to be handled in such a casual manner,” Mamata Banerjee said about the Central Government’s reply to an RTI about Subhas Chandra Bose Reacting to the Centre’s announcement that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose died in a plane crash in response to an RTI query, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee took to social …

Did Subhash Chandra Bose die in 1945 plane crash? Modi govt says yes in RTI reply; Netaji's kin see red
7 years, 9 months ago

Did Subhash Chandra Bose die in 1945 plane crash? Modi govt says yes in RTI reply; Netaji's kin see red

India Today  

In a reply to an RTI query on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, the Narendra Modi government said that Netaji died in a plane crash. The MHA said that it has declassified all the available files relating to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Replying to the query, the MHA said that after considering the reports of various commissions, the government has arrived …

Rewriting history! HRD minister Prakash Javdekar says Nehru, Patel, Bose were hanged
8 years, 6 months ago

Rewriting history! HRD minister Prakash Javdekar says Nehru, Patel, Bose were hanged

India TV News  

Human Resource and Development minister Prakash Javdekar went little overboard at a public meeting in MP, when he added a few more names to the list of freedom fighters who were hanged to death before independence. At a rally at Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara on Monday, Javdekar made a blooper as he took names of former Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, …

Subhash Chandra Bose survived 1945 air crash, suggest newly declassified files
8 years, 11 months ago

Subhash Chandra Bose survived 1945 air crash, suggest newly declassified files

India TV News  

New Delhi: A fresh tranche of files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose declassified by the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday indicate that the legendary freedom fighter may have survived the 1945 plane crash and lived beyond that. The second broadcast came on January 1, 1946 in which Subhash Chandra Bose said, "We must get freedom within two years. The …

Indira refused fresh probe into Netaji's death in 1968: Documents
8 years, 11 months ago

Indira refused fresh probe into Netaji's death in 1968: Documents

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has released 50 more declassified files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The latest documents revealed that former PM Indira Gandhi had refused to set up a fresh inquiry into the mysterious death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as demanded by a large number of MPs in 1968. "The government has accepted the conclusion …

UK website calls for DNA test of Netaji's remains
9 years, 1 month ago

UK website calls for DNA test of Netaji's remains

India TV News  

London: The mortal remains of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose should be DNA-tested to conclusively prove that he died in a plane crash in Taiwan in 1945, according to a UK-based website set up to catalogue the nationalist leader's last days. The website also released letters to show that as far back as September 5, 1995, Ashis Ray Bose's grandnephew and …

Website releases papers detailing day before Bose plane crash
9 years, 2 months ago

Website releases papers detailing day before Bose plane crash

India TV News  

New Delhi: A UK-based website set up to chart the last days of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has released documents relating to the day before his plane crashed in August, 1945. Several Indian and Japanese witnesses testified this to the 1956 Netaji Inquiry Committee headed by Major General Shah Nawaz Khan, among them S A Ayer and Debnath Das of …

U.K. website releases papers of day before Bose plane crash
9 years, 2 months ago

U.K. website releases papers of day before Bose plane crash

The Hindu  

A U.K.-based website set up to chart the last days of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has released documents relating to the day before his plane crashed in August 1945. Several Indian and Japanese witnesses testified this to the 1956 Netaji Inquiry Committee headed by Major General Shah Nawaz Khan, among them S.A. Ayer and Debnath Das of the Provisional Government …

Netaji’s aide claimed he was alive and in China in 1948 according to declassified files
9 years, 6 months ago

Netaji’s aide claimed he was alive and in China in 1948 according to declassified files

Firstpost  

Netaji Subash Chandra Bose was “alive” and “somewhere in Manchuria, China” in 1948, one of his trusted aides, Deb Nath Das, had claimed then, according to the declassified files by the West Bengal government. Kolkata: Freedom fighter Netaji Subash Chandra Bose was “alive” and “somewhere in Manchuria, China” in 1948, one of his trusted aides, Deb Nath Das, had claimed …

Experts differ on Netaji’s disappearance
9 years, 6 months ago

Experts differ on Netaji’s disappearance

The Hindu  

With different scholars having different takes on whether Netaji Subhas Bose died in an air crash in Taiwan in 1945, the controversy over his disappearance is unlikely to die soon. In a chapter of the book, titled His Majesty’s Opponent, Mr. Bose deals at length with accounts of the events of 1945 and afterwards and comes to the considered view …

Snooping on Bose family proof of Netaji being alive after 1945
9 years, 6 months ago

Snooping on Bose family proof of Netaji being alive after 1945

India TV News  

Kolkata: While the declassified West Bengal government files may not provide "conclusive" proof of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose being alive after 1945, researchers asserted that the documents reflect that even the Indian government post Independence did not buy the "Taiwan plane crash" theory. Researchers and some Bose family members believe that the snooping was a result of the Indian government …

'Netaji was alive at least till 1964'
9 years, 6 months ago

'Netaji was alive at least till 1964'

India TV News  

'Netaji was alive at least till 1964' New Delhi: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, whose death has become one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in India, did not die in 1945 and was alive at least till 1964, according to some documents that New Delhi: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, whose death has become one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in India, …

Top 9 unexplained mysteries of India
9 years, 6 months ago

Top 9 unexplained mysteries of India

India Today  

India is a land of many cultures, languages, arts, craft and music. Oak, an Indian writer, introduced a theory stating Shah Jahan's Taj Mahal is actually a temple which was dedicated to Lord Shiva, called Tejo Mahalaya. Death of Subhas Chandra Bose: As known to all, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose died on August 18, 1945 due to three-degree burns after …

Why Netaji still rules the Bengalis' heart
9 years, 7 months ago

Why Netaji still rules the Bengalis' heart

India TV News  

Why Netaji still rules the Bengalis' heart Kolkata: Ask any Bengali "who is your hero", and an overwhelming majority will say "Netaji".Seven decades after his "disappearance", Subhas Chandra Bose continues to inspire generations and is still the numero uno political hero in Kolkata: Ask any Bengali "who is your hero", and an overwhelming majority will say "Netaji". Seven decades after …

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose misses Bharat Ratna following family objection
10 years, 2 months ago

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose misses Bharat Ratna following family objection

India TV News  

New Delhi: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose could have been awarded country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna this year, along with Pt. The centre government, which was actively considering him conferring the award, has to step back following objection raised by Netaji's family members. Netaji, on 18 August 1945, died in a reported air crash over Taiwanese air space. On the …

PM urged to set up new panel to unravel Netaji disappearance mystery
10 years, 4 months ago

PM urged to set up new panel to unravel Netaji disappearance mystery

India TV News  

Kolkata: Claiming the finds of the Justice Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry into the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose were ‘incomplete', a city based organisation has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a new panel to unravel the mystery of the leader's fate. The Netaji Chetna Mancha - an organisation of researchers - in the letter has claimed existence …

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