Jai Hind: The Story of Lt. Rama Khandwala of Netaji Subhas Bose Azad Hind Fauj

Jai Hind: The Story of Lt. Rama Khandwala of Netaji Subhas Bose Azad Hind Fauj
Author: Rama Khandwala
Publisher:
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2020-05-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780997941579

In 1943, Rama Mehta, a 17 year-old girl living in Rangoon, Burma, joined the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, history's first all-women military unit. This regiment, part of the Indian National Army (INA), was organized by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as part of his campaign to free India from British rule with the aid of the Japanese Army. In Jai Hind, Rama Khandwala nee Mehta tells what it was like to undertake military training with the Ranis, rise to the rank of second lieutenant, and then work on the front lines as a nurse during some of the toughest fighting of World War II. For a young girl who had never before left her family home, the experience of treating badly wounded soldiers, some with missing limbs, proved harrowing. British bombers once made a direct hit on her unit's camp in northern Burma, just missing Lt. Rama Mehta and her fellow Ranis. After the war, because of her service in the INA, the British placed her under house arrest in Rangoon for six months. In December 1946, she and her family left most of their belongings behind and fled to India, which achieved its independence on August 15, 1947. Jai Hind offers a unique and very personal look into this nearly forgotten episode in Indian history. To provide historical context, the author also relates the story of Netaji Subhas Chanda Bose himself. Bose reportedly died in a plane crash in August 1945 but his leadership of the INA during the war helped influence the British decision to abandon India.

Mil Mi-24/35 Hind

Mil Mi-24/35 Hind
Author: Jakub Fojtik
Publisher: MMP
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-10-30
Genre: Mi-24 (Attack helicopter)
ISBN: 9788365281531

This publication covers the legendary soviet attack type, the Mi-24 Hind helicopter. As a very first book it describes not only the history and status of the original Mi-24 variants starting with the V-24 prototype through serial Mi-24A, Mi-24D, Mi-24V and Mi-24P models up to the last Mi-24VP production variant, but also the current development and service up to Mi-35M attack model or latest Mi-35MS VIP modification. Each variant is introduced by its development and production history and by the service and export including war deployment. A separate chapter is dedicated to the detailed description of all Mi-24 upgrades done by Czech, French, Israeli, Polish, Slovak, South African, UK, Ukrainian and of course Russian companies. Also, the special variants and high speed prototypes including current PSV demonstrator are described in detail. Very rare is the chapter focused on prototypes not reaching serial production. The publication includes list of export production and also list of re-exports giving to the reader a full idea of the world footprint of the Hind. A detailed technical description is attached with highlighting of variants deviations. All variants are lavishly illustrated by mostly colour pictures including strip down and walk around pictures of the helicopter and its systems. Essential reading for aviation enthusiasts & scale aeromodellers. 1/72 scale plans of all versions Colour profiles.

Women at War

Women at War
Author: Vera Hildebrand
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2018-03-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1682473163

Among the more improbable events of the Asia-Pacific Theater in World War II was the creation in Singapore of a corps of female Indian combat soldiers, the Rani of Jhansi Regiment (RJR). They served under Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose in the Indian National Army. Because the creation of an Indian all-female regiment of combat soldiers was a radical military innovation in 1943, and because the role of women in today’s broader context of Indian culture has become a prevalent and pressing issue, the extensive testimony of the surviving veterans of this unit is timely and urgent. The history of these brave women soldiers is little known, their extraordinary service and the role played by Bose remains largely unexplored. In the years since the RJR surrender in 1945, the story of Subhas Chandra Bose and the Rani Regiment of female combatants as signature symbols of both the national fight for independence and of Indian women’s struggle for gender equality has taken on aspects of myth. Lengthy interviews with the veteran Ranis together with archival research comprise the evidence that separates the myth of the Bengali hero and his jungle warrior maidens from historical fact, and this resulting book presents an accurate narrative of the Ranis. The facts are nearly as impressive as the legend.

REMINISCENCES OF AN I.N.A. SOLDIER

REMINISCENCES OF AN I.N.A. SOLDIER
Author: U. SUNDER RAO
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2019-05-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 168466778X

This book records a brief description of my early life in a lower middle-class family of rural Karnataka, followed by an account of my short-lived career in the British Indian Army during World War II and, lastly, the story of the Indian National Army in which I was privileged to serve as a minor functionary from its very inception until the tragic day when it passed off into history. The narrative also details my bitter experiences as a prisoner-of-war in Japanese hands, my daring escape from captivity, my subsequent trials, and tribulations as a fugitive in Singapore and Malaya and, later on, the humble role which I played in the battle for freedom on the Indo-Burmese frontier. And towards the end, I have recounted the hard times which I had to face in the wake of the collapse of our armed struggle against the British forces.

Brothers Against the Raj

Brothers Against the Raj
Author: Leonard A. Gordon
Publisher: Rupa Publ iCat Ions India
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9788129136633

Subhas Chandra Bose and his brother Sarat were among the most important leaders of the Indian struggle for independence. Brothers Against the Raj is the definitive biography of the Bose brothers, placing them in the context of the Indian freedom struggle and the turbulent international politics of the period. Leonard A. Gordon uses material gathered from archives, records and over 150 interviews he conducted with the brothers' political contemporaries and family members, as well as hundreds of unpublished letters, to bring to life once more two of India's most controversial leaders during one of the most significant epochs in Indian history. "[A] distinguished book... Mr. Gordon is a thorough scholar..." "one of the books of the year for 1990." "Gordon has done full justice to the Bose brothers, giving them their due and recounting their story in the context of the turbulent times in which they lived." "Professor Gordon has... conducted exhaustive and painstaking research and put its fruits into an eminently readable book. Besides, he has skilfully put the story of their lives into the context of the complex politics of India and Bengal of their times." "The author is a New Yorker but knows Calcutta well... The entire distinguished family seems to come alive as he writes, but he is careful to paint them with their warts intact." "[An] extraordinary, informative, and insightful study of Subhas and Sarat Bose." " I have found the book informative and absorbing. [ Gordon has] managed to combine empathy with objectivity- not an easy feat."

Subhas and Sarat

Subhas and Sarat
Author: Sisir Kumar Bose
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2016
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9789383064144

Bose

Bose
Author: Chandrachur Ghose
Publisher: Viking
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2022-06-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9780670096008

'A comprehensive and gripping narrative'---Vikram Sampath, author, historian and Fellow of Royal Historical Society 'A must-read'---Sandeep Unnithan, managing editor, India Today There are not many Indian heroes whose lives have been as dramatic and adventurous as that of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. That, however, is an assessment of his life based on what is widely known about him. These often revolve around his resignation from the Indian Civil Service, joining the freedom movement, to be exiled twice for over seven years, throwing a challenge to the Gandhian leadership in the Congress, taking up an extremist position against the British Raj, evading the famed intelligence network to travel to Europe and then to Southeast Asia, forming two Governments and raising two armies and then disappearing into the unknown. All this in a span of just two decades. Now, new information throws light on Bose's intense political activities surrounding the revolutionary groups in Bengal, Punjab, Maharashtra and United Provinces, his efforts to bridge the increasing communal divide and his influence among the splintered political landscape; his outlook and relations with women; his plunge into the depths of spirituality; his penchant for covert operations and his efforts to engineer a rebellion among the Indian armed forces. With this new information, what appeared to be dramatic now becomes more intense with plots and subplots under one man's single-minded focus on freeing the motherland and envisioning its development in a new era. Furthermore, one of the most sensitive issues that have prevented political parties and successive governments from talking much about Bose is his joining the Axis camp. While Jawaharlal Nehru and other prominent Congress leaders publicly denounced the move, the Communist Party of India went on to a prolonged vilification campaign. Sardar Patel issued instruction to Congress leaders to defend the INA soldiers without eulogizing their leader. Was Bose really a Nazi sympathiser? Knowing very well about the strong public opinion that existed among the political leadership and the intelligentsia in India against Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and imperial Japan, why did he risk his own political image by allying with the Axis powers? Pacey, thought-provoking and absolutely unputdownable, Bose: The Untold Story of an Inconvenient Nationalist will open a window to many hitherto untold and unknown stories of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Probably the first critical biography of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose till date.

STORY OF THE INA

STORY OF THE INA
Author: Colonel Naranjan Singh Gill
Publisher: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Total Pages: 97
Release:
Genre: History
ISBN: 8123023278

This book is related to Subhash Chandra Bose and INA

Selected Speeches of Subhas Chandra Bose

Selected Speeches of Subhas Chandra Bose
Author: Subhas Chandra Bose
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2021-09-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781015137233

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Unknown Facts of Netaji

Unknown Facts of Netaji
Author: Gorachand GHOSH
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2019-11-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781697954753

Unique Resource Representing Unknown Facts of Netaji (1943-1945). It reveals Netaji's action and movement in Tokyo and Southeast Asia in the above period. High quality 50 rare photos have evidenced his speeches and parties. FIRST VISIT OF NETAJI TO TOKYO on 11 May 1943. Speech of Netaji in front of the PM TOJO. Surrender of the British army at Singapore in 1942. Welcome of Netaji at Singapore by garlanding white flowers. Military parade at Singapore. Planning of war with Tojo. Monologue of Netaji at Padang Park on 9 July 1943. Let your battle cry be To Delhi... To Delhi. Formation of Provisional Azad Hind Government. Netaji's proclamation. SECOND VISIT OF NETAJI TO TOKYO on 31 October 1943 to participate the Greater East Asia Conference. Stayed in the Imperial Hotel as a Japanese Government Guest. Delivered a speech in the Hotel. Participated in the banquet given by the Minister Shigemitsu. Drinking with Vargas, ambassador of the Philippines., and with Dr. Ba Maw, PM of Burma. Visiting the Japanese Imperial Academy. Meeting with the Governor, Bank of Japan. Participation with the INA cadets at the Koa Do Gakuin. Interview with the INA cadets. Military show observed by Netaji and 3 INA captains. Delivering a speech in front of Indians living in Tokyo. Visit to Andaman and Nicober Islands. Azad Hind Bank creation and some Notes. Netaji with 3 INA Members at the Singapore airport on 31 October 1944. THIRD and FINAL VISIT OF NETAJI to TOKYO. Participated in the speech of new PM Koiso in honour of Netaji's arrival. Drinking at the party. Netaji with other Ministers at the 1st anniversary of the GEAC. Speech in a small gathering. Shigemitsu inaugurated the GEA Conf. at the Hibiya Hall. Lecture at the Tokyo Imperial University (sophisticated persons). Foreign Press interview. Attended the speech of Ohkuma, IJA oresident. A comment of Netaji to Modi and on the Birth anniversary of Netaji in 2017. Speech at Rangoon on 4 February 1945 ( Give me blood and I promise you to give freedom). Inauguration of war memorial. News of Netaji's and Shidei's deaths. Kakitsubo's lecture at the Netaji Research Bureau in 1977. Research about defamation of Netaji's SOUL as the killer Gumnami baba by many Indians without having a single proof of evidence. Lord Mountbatten's visit to war memorial. Nehru Dynasty before 1942. Riots in India 1946-1947. Massacre of 2.4 million people. Gandhi selected Nehru as first PM instead of denying the democratically elected Patel. Nehru Dynasty since independence. Report of Ambedkar. Comment of Natwar Singh. Loot of Azad Hind Bank and Mother India. Unique and wise judgement of 'Tokyo Trials' by RadhaBinod Pal for the WW II. Some suggestions to the Indian Government for the development of Mother India. Message of Netaji to the Indians for developing our Mother India. Declassified files relating to the Ashes of Netaji at the Renkoji Temple. Declassified files relating to Kakitsubo, Kiani and Khan's visa denial by the PM Indira Gandhi in 1976. Photo of the nice statue of Netaji at the Renkoji temple.