Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti
Known by the slogan "Give me your blood, and I shall give you freedom" Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born in Cuttack, Odisha on January 23, in the year 1897. He was the great freedom fighter who served India as a valiant warrior and raised the first Indian National Army (INA), Azad Hind Fauj in 1943 and started an armed coup and inspired thousands of Indian youths to join the struggle for independence from the British colonial rule.
Netaji is a key figure in India's freedom movement, Netaji is considered by many as one of the greatest leaders ever born. On the occasion Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 124th birth anniversary, here are some of the Netaji's quotes which would move your soul.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born in a well-off family. A brilliant student, Netaji ranked second in the matriculation examination. He studied at Presidency College, Calcutta (Kolkata), from which he was expelled in 1916 for nationalist activities. His parents sent him to the University of Cambridge in England to prepare for Indian Civil Service (ICS) examination.
In the year 1920, he passed the ICS examination, but on hearing about the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre he quit his high-paying ICS job and came back to India from England in 1921 to join India's struggle for independence.
On returning to India, he came under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi and joined the Indian National Congress. Subhash Chandra Bose also addresses Mahatama Gandhi as the "Father of the Nation".
