Biography of Subhash Chandra Bose
Subhash Chandra Bose widely known throughout India as Netaji “Respected Leader”, was an Indian nationalist and prominent figure of the Indian independence movement, whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan left a troubled legacy. Bose was a twice-elected President of the Indian National Congress, founder and President of the All India Forward Bloc, and founder and Head of State of the Provisional Government of Free India, which he led alongside the Indian National Army from 1943 until his death in 1945.
Subhash Chandra Bose was born on 23 January 1897 (at 12.10 pm) in Cut tack, Orissa Division, Bengal Province, to Prabhavati Devi and Janakinath Bose, an advocate. He was the ninth in a family of 14 children.