Born: January 23, 1897 Died: August 18, 1945 Achievements: Passed Indian Civil Services Exam Elected Congress

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Born: January 23, 1897

Died: August 18, 1945


Achievements: Passed Indian Civil Services Exam; elected Congress
President in 1938 and 1939; formed a new party All India Forward block;
organized Azad Hind Fauj to overthrow British Empire from India.
Subhas Chandra Bose, affectionately called as Netaji, was one of the most
prominent leaders of Indian freedom struggle. Though Mahatma Gandhi and
Jawaharlal Nehru have garnered much of the credit for successful culmination
of Indian freedom struggle, the contribution of Subash Chandra Bose is no
less. He has been denied his rightful place in the annals of Indian history. He
founded Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) to overthrow British Empire
from India and came to acquire legendary status among Indian masses.
Subhas Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897 in Cuttack, Orissa. His
father Janaki Nath Bose was a famous lawyer and his mother Prabhavati Devi
was a pious and religious lady. Subhas Chandra Bose was the ninth child
among fourteen siblings. Subhas Chandra Bose was a brilliant student right
from the childhood. He topped the matriculation examination of Calcutta
province and graduated with a First class in Philosophy from the Scottish
Churches College in Calcutta. He was strongly influenced by Swami
Vivekananda's teachings and was known for his patriotic zeal as a student. To
fulfill his parents wishes he went to England in 1919 to compete for Indian
Civil Services. In England he appeared for the Indian Civil Service competitive
examination in 1920, and came out fourth in order of merit. However, Subhas
Chandra Bose was deeply disturbed by the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre, and
left his Civil Services apprenticeship midway to return to India in 1
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