Subhas Chandra Bose and the INA
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1897 | Born at Cuttack (Odisha); studied at Ravenshaw Collegiate School; father Janakinath Bose. Birthday is Parakram Diwas |
| 1920 | Cleared the ICS; resigned in 1921. Political guru: Chittaranjan Das |
| 1938 | President of Congress at Haripura; set up the National Planning Committee |
| 1939 | Re-elected at Tripuri defeating Pattabhi Sitaramayya (Gandhi's candidate); resigned; formed the Forward Bloc |
| 1941 | Escaped house arrest from Calcutta ("Great Escape"), reached Germany; Free India Centre, Azad Hind Radio |
| 1943 | Reached Singapore; took over the Indian National Army (founded by Mohan Singh 1942, with Rash Behari Bose); formed the Provisional Government of Free India (21 Oct 1943) |
| 1944 | INA hoisted the flag at Moirang (Manipur); Imphal and Kohima campaign |
| 18 Aug 1945 | Reported death in an air crash at Taihoku (Taiwan) |
| 1945–46 | INA trials at the Red Fort (Shah Nawaz Khan, P. K. Sahgal, G. S. Dhillon); defended by Bhulabhai Desai, Nehru |
- Slogans: "Give me blood, and I will give you freedom", "Delhi Chalo", "Jai Hind". First called Gandhi the "Father of the Nation" (Rangoon radio, 1944).
- INA brigades: Gandhi, Nehru, Azad, Subhas; women's Rani Jhansi Regiment — Captain Lakshmi Sahgal.
- Andaman and Nicobar were named Shaheed and Swaraj islands; Ross Island renamed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep (2018).
- Inquiry commissions on his death: Shah Nawaz (1956), Khosla (1970), Mukherjee (1999).