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Published on Sat, Aug 12, 2006 at 07:59, Updated on Sat, Aug 12, 2006 at 11:11 in India section
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Kolkata: In the early hours of January 17 1941, one of the founders of Indian National Army and one of the most enigmatic leaders of freedom struggle, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose conned the British intelligence and escaped from his house in Kolkata to wage a war on the Raj.
It was from the typically colonial 38/2, Elgin Road house in south Kolkata that Netaji spent nearly 25 years of his life.
It was here that Bose, a rebellious college student, became a leader of the Indian National Congress and rolled out one of the greatest adventures of India's freedom struggle from its driveway.
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| In this house, Bose nurtured a dream that was radically different from Gandhi's methods |
Deep in the walls of this building, there was once a dream.
A dream that was radically different from Gandhi's plans of peaceful protest.
It was through the verandah of the house, while the city slept on a cold moonlit night in January 1941, that Bose tiptoed out of his bedroom and fled to Afghanistan and Europe, which eventually resulted in the birth of the Azad Hind Fauj.
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| On the night of Jan 17, 1941, Bose escaped from his bedroom of this Kolkata house |
Bose tricked the British intelligence and slipped out in this 1937 Wanderer, made in Germany.
He had for chauffeur nephew Sisir, who was then only 20 years old.
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Netaji Subash Chandra Bose was a true patriot and a great Indian freedom fighter. He served our country with zeal,
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Well said mate!
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It is very good on the part of CNN-IBN to share this piece of important information. Subhash Chandra Bose was
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Just think of these years past freedom from a man like netaji's perspective. :))) Think who is ruling us???Can you
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It's good to see cnnibm carrying a story on netaji,otherwise,in it's day to day programmes,we always have a impression that
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