Subhas Chandra Bose, a revolutionary and a nationalist who continues to inspire millions of Indians had founded Azad Hind Fauj on October 21, 1943 to free India from the British rule. Every year on 21 October, the anniversary of the formation of the Azad Hind Government is celebrated across the country.
Although India became independent on August 15, 1947, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose had declared independence on October 21, 1943 when he rejected the slavery of Britishers and formed an alternative government in India.
However, January 23 has been marked as the birth anniversary of one of India’s most enigmatic freedom fighters, Subhas Chandra Bose.
The commander of Azad Hind Fauj had unflinching patriotism and his contribution to India’s independence movement is remembered even today.
Let’s remember one of India’s bravest freedom fighter with some of his memorable quotes:
Freedom is not given – it is taken
Give me blood and I will give you freedom!
Soldiers who always remain faithful to their nation, who are always prepared to sacrifice their lives, are invincible.
When we stand, the Azad Hind Fauj has to be like a wall of granite; when we march, the Azad Hind Fauj has to be like a steamroller.
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 only on the basis of undiluted nationalism and of perfect justice and impartiality that the Indian Army of Liberation can be built up.
One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives.
India is calling. Blood is calling to blood. Get up, we have no time to lose. Take up your arms! we shall carve our way through the enemy’s ranks, or if God wills, we shall die a martyr’s death. And in our last sleep we shall kiss the road that will bring our Army to Delhi.
No real change in history has ever been achieved by discussions.
The secret of political bargaining is to look more strong than what you really are.