Netaji Subhash Chandra
JanaNetaji Subhash Chandra was born on January 23, 1897, in Cuttack, Odhisa. His father’s name was Kinath and his mother’s name was Prabhavati. He was one of the leading leaders in Indian independence. He formed the Azad Hind Fauj with the help of Japan to fight the British at the outbreak of World War 2. His slogan of Jai Hind has become the national slogan of India today “you give me blood & I will give you freedom“.
As a child, Subhash was studying at Ravenshaw Collegiate High School in Cuttack. One of his teachers in this school was named Veni Madhav Das. Venimadhav awakening the spark of patriotism in his students. He awakened the patriotism in Subhash. Going to England in 1921, Subhash passed the Indian Civil Service Examination, But refusing to serve the British Government, he resigned and returned home.
Influenced by the work of Chittaranjan Das, a freedom fighter from Kolkata, Subhash Wanted work with Dasbabu. He had written a letter to Dasbabu from England, expressing to work with him. After returning to India on the advice of Rabindranath Tagore, he went to Mumbai and met Mahatma Gandhi. there on July 20, 1921, Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose first met.