Azad Hind Formation Anniversary: Every year on 21st October, the anniversary of the formation of the Azad Hind Government is celebrated across India. On this day, the first independent provisional government of India named the Azad Hind Government was announced. This was first established in the year 1942 by Mihan Singh, Azad Hind Fauj, or INA (Indian National Army) was revived by Subhas Chandra Bose on 21st October 1943.
Countries like Japan, Indonesia, Italy, Croatia, Germany, and Burma along with a few others had given recognition to the Azad Hind Government.
The Azad Hind Fauj was started during World War II to secure complete Indian Independence from British rule.
Who was Subhas Chandra Bose?
Suhas Chandra Bose was born on 23rd January 1897 in Cuttack (part of Bengal province’s Orissa division of that time). He studied at Presidency College for a short time. After that, he went on to study philosophy at Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta. Then, he shifted to Britain for higher studies.
Interesting Facts about Netaji and Azad Hind Formation Anniversary
On the occasion of the Azad Hind Foundation Anniversary, here are some interesting facts about Netaji Subash Chandra Bose and Azad Hind Fauj
- As Netaji was not interested in working with the Britishers, he joined the Independence movement and became the congress party member.
- Bose became the president of the Congress party in 1938. But, he was ousted after having differences in opinion with Gandhi and the high command of the party.
- Chandra Bose wanted to wage war against the colonial rulers which are different from Gandhi’s methods of non-violence.
- Captain-General Mohan Singh was the first to establish the Azad Hind Fauj in 1942 in Singapore with Indian prisoners of the war of the British Indian Army. Later, it got disbanded
- Bose formed the INA with the help of Indians living in Southeast Asia
- In the year 1944, Chandra Bose’s Fauj clashed with the British forces around Imphal and Kohima.
- Britain’s struggle to repel Japan during WW II and Netaji-led INA’s combined force was declared to be the greatest ever battle involving British forces in a contest by the National Army Museum situated in London.
