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Indian National Army (INA)- Modern History Notes for UPSC

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Indian National Army

Subhas Chandra Bose (1897-1945)

 

Subhash Chandra Bose

  • Bose cleared the Indian Civil Services exam but resigned from the service to join the freedom struggle.
  • In 1923, he became the mayor of Calcutta.
  • He was elected as Congress president in 1938 (Haripura) and 1939 (Tripuri).
  • However, after differences with Gandhi, he resigned from the presidentship of the Congress.
  • In 1940, he formed a Forward Bloc within the Congress against compromise with the government and called the people not to support the ‘Imperial’ war.
  • In 1941, he approached Russia for help, but after Russia joined the Allies, he turned to Germany.
  • With German help, the ‘Freedom Army’ (Free Indian Legion) was formed in 1942, comprised of Indian Prisoners of war and Indian volunteers. (PoWs).
  • In 1943, he left Germany to reach Japan, where he was to take over the leadership of the Indian National Army from Rasbehari Bose.

Origin of the Indian National Army

The idea of forming an army was conceived by Mohan Singh, an officer in the British Indian Army. He decided not to join the withdrawing British Indian Army and turned to the Japanese for help.

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