India's freedom fighter: Subhas Chandra Bose
The Indian independence campaigner, Subhas Chandra Bose, allied himself with Nazi Germany and Japan during World War Two. Hear from Bose's great-niece and a historian.
In 2022, India is holding a series of events to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of the independence campaigner, Subhas Chandra Bose. Unlike Mahatama Ghandi, Bose believed violence against the British Empire could be justified, and during World War Two he supported an alliance with Nazi Germany and Japan. Claire Bowes speaks to Bose’s great-niece, Madhuri Bose, about why many think he could have changed the course of India’s history. She also hears from Mihir Bose, author of Raj, Secrets, Revolution: A Life of Subhas Chandra Bose.
PHOTO: Subhas Chandra Bose giving a speech in Nazi Germany in 1942.
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