Subhas Chandra Bose : The Man and His Times

Contents: Acknowledgements. 1. Formative years. 2. First world war. 3. Entry into politics. 4. Bose goes to Europe for medical treatment. 5. Rebel Congressman. 6. Second World War. 7. Bose escapes to Germany. 8. Japan declares War. 9. Japan sweeps through South East Asia. 10. Germany on the defensive. 11. Bose moves to Tokyo. 12. Provisional government established in Singapore. 13. Japanese offensive into India.14. Japan on the defensive. 15. Germany\'s unconditional surrender. 16. Japan Sues for peace. 17. A death is announced. 18. Epilogue. Index.

"Millions of Indians, while agreeing that Mahatma Gandhi represented all that is noble in the country\'s spirit and soul, would insist that it is Subhas Chandra Bose who was India\'s man of the 20 century. Millions, irrespective of their religion, caste, language and regional affiliations, were captivated, entranced and fascinated by Bose. He received from his followers an unabashed hero-worship as a kind of unifying national symbol; an embodiment of the secular modern aspirations of the nation.

A biographical account of the life and times of the late Indian Leader Subhas Chandra Bose, an unusually charismatic character who deliberately sought adventure, this book should be of abiding interest to historians and millions of Indians Bangladeshis and Pakistanis who have had no opportunity to read a comprehensive biography of Bose. It illustrates Bose\'s transparent personal integrity, unswerving commitment to secularism and his passion for modernity which cut across caste, religious and linguistic barriers.

The author has studied and researched over fifty books, documents and the social events occurring in India and during the course of World War II which left their impact on Bose\'s character and activities." (jacket)