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Courage
He took big risks for his country.
Netaji believed India must fight hard for freedom. He left a big job to serve the country. He escaped from the British and built an army called the Azad Hind Fauj. His call "Jai Hind" is still India's greeting today.
✨ Subhas Chandra Bose in 1 minute
- He passed the tough ICS exam, then left the job for India.
- He was president of the Congress in 1938 and 1939.
- He led the Azad Hind Fauj, also called the INA.
- His birthday, 23 January, is Parakram Diwas.
🤯 Unknown facts about Subhas Chandra Bose
- He was the first to call Gandhi "Father of the Nation", in a radio speech in 1944.
- He came fourth in the ICS exam, then gave up the job anyway.
- He started a radio station from Germany to speak to Indians at home.
- The Azad Hind Fauj had a women's regiment named after Rani Lakshmibai.
Netaji gave up a top job, a safe home and his own country to fight for India. He never saw India free.
Think about it📜 Subhas Chandra Bose timeline: life story year by year
- 1897
Born on 23 January in Cuttack, Odisha.
- 1920
Passed the Indian Civil Service exam in England. It was one of the hardest exams in the world.
- 1921
Left the ICS job. He did not want to work for the British. He joined the freedom movement.
- 1938
Became president of the Indian National Congress.
- 1941
Escaped from house arrest in Kolkata in disguise and travelled out of India.
- 1943
Led the Azad Hind Fauj and formed the Azad Hind government in Singapore on 21 October.
- 1945
Reported to have died in a plane crash in Taiwan on 18 August. Many people still ask what really happened.
🌙 A Subhas Chandra Bose story to tell your child
In January 1941, Subhas Bose was locked in his own house in Kolkata. Police watched the house day and night.
One night, he grew a beard and wore the clothes of a Pathan man. He walked out quietly, and nobody knew him.
He travelled for many weeks, across mountains and countries.
The British were shocked. Netaji was free, and ready to fight for India.
🌱 What Subhas Chandra Bose teaches our children
Unity
His army had Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians, all as one.
Discipline
He worked hard and kept his promises.
🙏 Thank you. Tell your child one thing you learned today.
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