Subhash Chandra Bose, popularly known as Netaji, was born in an upper middle class Bengali family at Cuttack on 23rd January 1897. Boy Subhash received his early education in an English school at Cuttack. Here, he experienced the social discrimination related to scholarship and co – curricular activities. He obtained his B.A. degree from Calcutta (Kolkata) University in 1919. In 1920, he passed the Indian Civil Service, but in May 1921, he resigned from the ICS.
Thus, at the age of twenty four, he resigned from the life of an ICS Officer which is full of worldly luxuries and decided to lead a purposeful life. He was a fearless votary of Indian’s complete independence. In 1928, in the Calcutta session of the Congress, he opposed the dominion status of the freedom of the country and placed the resolution of complete independence.
In January 1941, Subhash Chandra Bose worked with the Intelligence Department of Calcutta and reached Berlin via Kabul in March 1941. On 4th July 1943, he became the chief – commander of Azad Hind Fauj and on 21st October 1943, he founded the interim government of Azad Hind at Singapore.
