Subhash Chandra Bose is remembered as a great freedom fighter who rebelled against the British forces and helped India achieve independence. His patriotism and resolution has been an inspiration for many.
‘Give me your blood, and I shall give you freedom’ is his famous quote which was used to inspire people to make India free.
Bose was a participant of the non-cooperation movement and a leader of the Indian National Congress known for his advocacy and socialist policies. Called as Netaji, he is well known for his role in India’s independence movement.
He was the President of the Indian National Congress from 1938 to 1939.
To honour his contribution to the story of India’s independence, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birthday is celebrated across the country on January 23, every year.
Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti 2022: History
Born on January 23, 1897 in Cuttack, Odisha to Janki Nath Bose and Prabhabati Bose, he was 9th child of his parents along 13 other the siblings. His father, Janki Nath Bose, was a famous lawyer while his mother, Prabhabati Bose, was a religious lady.
Subhash Chandra Bose wife and kids
A brilliant student right from childhood, he was married to an Austrian woman, Emille Shinken, while his daughter, Anita Bose, later became a popular economist in Germany.
Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti 2022: Quotes
- ‘Freedom is not given it is taken.’
- ‘No real change in history has been achieved by discussion’
- ‘Life loses half its interest if there is no struggle- if there are no risks to be taken’
- ‘One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives’
- One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives.”
- “We should have but one desire today – the desire to die so that India may live – the desire to face a martyr’s death, so that the path to freedom may be paved with the martyr’s blood.”
- “It is our duty to pay for Liberty with our own blood. The freedom that we shall win through our sacrifice and exertions, we shall be able to preserve with our own strength.”
- “The secret of political bargaining is to look stronger than what you really are.”
- “Soldiers who always remain faithful to their nation, are always prepared to sacrifice their lives, are invincible.”
- “Reality is, after all, too big for our frail understanding to fully comprehend. Nevertheless, we have to build our life on the theory which contains the maximum truth. We cannot sit still because we cannot, or do not, know the Absolute Truth.”
- “Life loses half its interest if there is no struggle — if there are no risks to be taken.”