THE NATIONAL CONVENTION 2015 WAS HELD AT DELHI ON THE 6TH AUG 2015 ON LEGACY OF NETA JI AND HIS AZAD HIND FAUJ.
Neta Ji Subash Chandra Bose, the most chrismatic leader of India'S freedom
This is the
first occasion when an anti British politician has
acquired a hold over a substantial number of men in the Indian Army and the consequences are quite incalculable . ........The cabinet Should consider very carefully what to do with him. If
he could be disposed
off without being sent back to India, I am sure it would be a good thing.
Lord Wave/I, Viceroy
of India in a note to Secretary of State for
India - Aug 1945
"We decided to leave India because we lost the loyalty of the Indian Armed forces due to the influence of Subhash Chandra
Bose. The impact of Gandhi on the
British decision was Mi ...Ni ...Ma/".
British decision was Mi ...Ni ...Ma/".
Clement Atlee, Prime
Minister of Great Britain
durin visit to Kolkata post 1947
Subhash recognized that the real world is never going to relinquish power as a means to national supremacy and India, must therefore
be industrially advanced and militarily strong to be able to defend its national interests. Yet ,
we continue to be soft and vulnerable .
Free India will have to fight her modern enemies
with modern weapons,
both in the economic and the political spheres. Free world must prepare
for any eventuality, as long as whole world does not accept, whole heartedly, the policy of complete disarmament."
Subhash Chandra Bose
Subhash recognized that religion, caste
and corruption are the major impediments in the way to India's unity and revival. He was the true secularist if ever there was one. He believed in equality -not special privileges. Azad Hind Fauj was the epitome of equality sans religion, c;aste, region, language et al. Yet, our
polity remains riddled with appeasement and divisiveness and is getting worse .
"There are three things standing
in the way of revival
of India which we rriust first overcome. The caste system, corruption and the proliferation of religion in other than personal life"
"By freedom, I mean all round freedom, i.e freedom for individual as well as for society,
for the rich as well as for the poor,
for all individuals and all classes. Not only emancipation from political bondage but abolition of poverty as well as barriers of caste, communalism, religious fanaticism and social inequalities" .
Subhash recognized that
'character education is the
real basis of for national
revival; not
merely economic and scientific revival but cultural and moral revival too. Education, based on moraUy upright, patriotic
and service (not self) oriented citizens with a scientific temper and
balanced world view .
Yet our system remains rooted in Mecaulean mischief
aimed at producing book worms and clerks - not
men and women of substance and purpose
"Bookworms, gold
medalists and office
clerks are not what universities should endeavour to produce, but men of character who will become
great by achieving greatness for their
country in different spheres of life". Subhash Chandra Bose
Subhash recognized in the early 40s that India's destiny is intricately intertwined with that of Asia because we have shared history
, culture and value systems
.
That
the route to social and economic revival
is conditioned by mutuality of interests and trust. Yet, it has taken us to take reluctant baby steps towards
'Look East and Act East'
"There is hardly any Asiatic to whom the spectacle of Asia lying strangled at the feet of Europe does not cause pain and humiliation. But Asia has not been in this stage always........ Time is not far off when rejuvenated Asia will rise resplendent in power and glory and take her legitimate place in theIr comity of free nations. Subhash Chandra Bose
"There is hardly any Asiatic to whom the spectacle of Asia lying strangled at the feet of Europe does not cause pain and humiliation. But Asia has not been in this stage always........ Time is not far off when rejuvenated Asia will rise resplendent in power and glory and take her legitimate place in theIr comity of free nations. Subhash Chandra Bose
People and socities
achieve on the foundation
of self
belief. People
who deride their own history
as fiction ?' 1d their culture as dogma
can never be self confident, a condition that invariably leads to aping others
. History demands
acceptai:ice of truth,
not denial. History
written with a specific
end
view will never inspire confidence nor any goals
.Mature nations have intrinsic
strength to draw inspiration from past glory and lessons from blunders and shame.
Truth must be the litmus test of history.
"India has a culture
of her own whiclJ. she must continue
to deelop along her own distinctive channels. In philosophy, literature, arts and sciences, we have something new
to give to the world which the world eagerly
awaits". Subhash Chandra Bose
A nation that fails to learn lessons from its past mistakes is bound to repeat them. Similarly, a nation that fails to draw inspiration from the wisdom and achievements of its
ancestors
is deemed to mediocrity and followetship for ever.
A nation that does not celebrate its great and its brave is doomed to subjugation and retardation .
" The hypnotism of the /NA has cast a spell on us all. Netaji's name is one to conjure with. His bravery shines above all". Mahatma Gandhi
" A measure of courage can not be denied to the leaders
of /NA frontline units when they faced upto British equipment, tanks, guns and aircraft with rifles and bullock carts and empty stomachs"
Subhash Chandra Bose and his soldiers
are national icons whose deeds of patriotism, self discipline and sacrifice They must find places of honour
in the pantheons of our
history and
celebrated with befitting memorials such that they remain as
sources of inspiration today and tomorrow .
Stories of their lives, travails and achievements must be written and read by generations . Only
then will Indians
be motivated to work for a strong, confident
, just and prosperous India.
Distinction must be drawn by nations between
their history and their heritage.
While parts of history may not be pride worthy and can not be wished
away, heritage is that part of history
of which the nation can feel proud and which must
be saved and showcased for posterity . Unfortunately, we seemed to have ignored this differentiation . How can India be proud of that religious
tyrant Aurangzeb by glorifying him on the roads of Independent India's capital
city.
"No suffering, no sacrifice is ever futile. It is through suffering and sacrifice alone that a cause can flourish . In every age and clime the eternal law prevails , " The blood of the Martyre is the seed of the church" Subhash Chandra Bose.
"Your
colossal sacrifice will bless your names and proudly proclaim to the world that you their forbears
fought and lost the battles in Manipur,
Assam and Burma but that through temporary failure you paved the way to ultimate
success and glory"
Subhash Chandra Bose
We the people of India have given
ourselves a historical narrative
of our nationhood that does not inspire trust and confidence . An overwhelming majority
of Indians believe that this narrative has been invented by court historians. It
is true that history is written by the victors
but it
is equally
true that great civilizations and
nations can and must seek
the truth and where necessary
rewrite history to reflect truth. History of our freedom struggle therefore needs to be re visited,
truth discovered and history
re written.
History demands
transparency of fact. It certainly needs a closure on the
issue of what happened to our
,, greatest patriot and hero after the collapse
of Axis powers consequent to the holocaust of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. People of India overwhelmingly believe
that whatever be the
truth in the matter, the official story of his death
in an air crash in taihoku on 18 August 1945 is patently false . They
are not convinced about the purported reasons for non disclosure of files relating
to the subject even after a lapse of seven decades when the
geopolitical balance in the
world has so drastically changed
and a great nation such as India need
not worry about imaginary adverse consequences of truth being revealed. Confidant
nations can
and must learn to live
with truth even though
it may be bitter.
Subhash is the
greatest youth Icon that India has produced
over several centuries
. He and The INA soldiers are national heroes in their own right. Rather than pushing their stories of valour and sacrifices into
the margins
of history it needs to be proactively propagated through our educational curriculum. The chapters on the life and exploits of national
heroes which have, over
time, gone missing from textbooks
need to be rewritten
and republished as part of the
school and college curriculum .
A proud nation needs to
celebrate its heroes with pride and devotion. Their memorials need to be set up at prominent locations especially in the
national and state
capitals to honour them such· that
these
become centres of pilgrimage and inspirational tourism.
India owes a heavy debt of gratitude to Subhash Chandra Bose and his soldiers . We must avoid being
called an ungrateful nation by neglecting their rich legacy .
Subhash Chandra Bose was a titan among his contemporaries world over . He is not the leader merely
of Bengal or of India alone. His legacy appears
to have been pawned to a small branch of the Bose family but that is not where Subhash
belonged. He belonged
to India. His legacy belongs
to all of the 125 Crore Indians and to Subhash
lovers spread through
the length and breadth of the world
.
People of India and expatriate Indians elsewhere
are joint custodians of his legacy.
Distinction needs to be made between India's
History under alien domination and our National
heritage. India is a nation with a past full of glorious
history, culture and knowledge. While unpleasant facts of history can not be brushed
aside, we need to focus on the heritage that India can be justly
proud of . India Gate which commemorates soldiers of the Indian
Imperial Army , who laid down their lives to support and promote British
colonial power throughout the world is indeed part of our history but by no stretch of imagination can this monument be our Number
1 national heritage
. Aurangzeb Road that glorifies that religious tyrant can not be considered a pride worthy
symbol of India's National; Heritage.
It would be in the fitness
of things if New Delhi Railway Station
primarily built for the exclusive
use of the British to showcase their racial superiority is renamed as Netaji Subhash
Terminal and Aurangzeb Road in the proximity of #7 Race Cource road is renamed
as Netaji Subhash
Sarani.
This national seminar is our humble
attempt to correct
history, recognize our own true legacy and that of our great patriots and to let our children bloom into patriotic
and self confident citizens of a
strong, prosperous and just
India.
We the people have tremendous faith in the leadership of Shri Narendra
Bhai Modi and we do hope and believe that he will fulfill the dreams
of the people by complete
declassification of files relating to Subhash Chandra Bose, By appointing a commission of eminent historians to research and re write contemporary i1istory and creating a befitting Azad
hind Fauj Memorial in the very heart of the National
Capital.
Jai Hind
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