Freedom fighters] Subhas Chandra Bose- RTI

denied, Muturamalinga Thevar & Dr. B.R.Ambedkar

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Subhas Chandra Bose (1897-1945)

2.

RTI denied on Bose files

3.

Muthuramalinga Thevar (1903-1963)

4.

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (1891-1956)

5.

Mock Questions

Subhas Chandra Bose (1897-1945)

Born in Orissa, studied at Cambridge, passed Indian Civil service (ICS) without
coaching, but did not join it. Tagore gave him the title Desh Nayak.

1920s: Upon Gandhis advice, Bose worked under mentorship of Chittaranjan

Das, Participated in NCM and Khilafat and got arrested.

Timeline: Subhas Chandra Bose and Indias struggle for Indepen

1922

When Gandhi stopped Non-Cooperation movement (NCM) after Chauri-Chaura incident, Bose call

192427

Chittaranjan Das become Mayor of Calcutta and Bose the CEO of Calcutta Corporation.

But, Bose deported to Rangoon for alleged involvement with revolutionaries.

1927

Bose returns to India, but Bengal Congress fell into disarray after death of Chittaranjan Das. Bose c
congress.

192034

Bose pens hisautobiography- The Indian Struggle, seeks help from European leaders but gets arre

1934

1938

Civil Disobedience movement gradually waned and Gandhi withdrew from active politics.

Bose called Gandhi a Failed Political Leader.

Bose is the President of Congress session at Haripur. National planning Committee was setup unde

1939

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Bose elected as president of Tripuri session by defeating Gandhis favorite candidate Pattab
supporters forced him to resign from Congress.
Bose moved on to setup Forward bloc and Kisan Sabha.

Bose was placed under house arrest but escaped to Kabul and sought Soviet help to defeat B
so Boses plan failed.

Later, Bose sought the help of Nazis and Japanese, to fight against British empire.

Bose makes regular speeches from Nazi sponsored Azad Hind radio.

Captain Mohan forms Indian National Army (INA) with the help of Japanese, at Singapore.

Bose revives Azad Hind Fauj (INA), with recruitment of 60,000 Indians from Burma, Malaya and o

INA marches along with Japanese soldiers and captures Kohima.

Captain Laxmi Sehgal commanded the Rani Jhansi Regiment. Later she joined CPI (Marx

Japan surrenders after Atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

1945

1945-46: Nationwide strikes for release of INA prisoners.

August, Bose boarded a plane to Tokyo but died a crash in Taiwan.

1956

Shah Nawaz Committee report says he died in a plane crash.

1970

Justice Khosla commission says the same.

2005

Justice Mukherjee commission report says Bose did not die in a plane crash, but hed have died by
report.

RTI denied on Bose files

One NGO files RTI, it is revealed that PMO has dozens of files on Bose, including:
1.

Boses letters to wife Emilie Schenkl and daughter Anita.

2.

Justice Mukherjee commissions report on Boses death.

3.

Documents related to transfer of his ashes to India

4.

Files on the assets/treasures of INA (Indian National Army).

5.

file about Netajis mortals kept in Japans Rankoji temple.

Second NGO/website owner files RTI to get copy of Boses letters to his wife and
daughter. PMO denies information under RTI section 8 (1)(a).
Section 8/1/a of RTI exempts information if itll negatively affect Indias

Indias relations with foreign states

Indias sovereignty and integrity

Indias scientific, security, strategic or economic interests.

Although PMO did not specifically say our relations will be hurt with which foreign
country.

2015, January: Left parties ask Modi to declassify the files related to Bose, and
declare his birthday- January 23 as Desh Prem Diwas.
Muthuramalinga Thevar (1903-1963)

Topic in news because Dr. Subramanian Swamy asked Civil aviation ministry
to name Madurai airport after this freedom fighter.

Muthuramalinga Thevar too had left Congress to create Forward bloc, along
with Subhash Chandra Bose. (So according to Swamy- Congress gave stepmotherly treatment to Thevar, just like Subhash Bose and Sardar Patel.)

Thevar had spearheaded trade union movement in Madras presidency, and

served as a member of parliament thrice.

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (1891-1956)

He was born at Mahu, Madhya Pradesh, went to Baroda, Columbia and

London for higher education.

Dr. Ambedkar was a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, educationist,

Constitutional expert, legal luminary, social reformer and political leader.

Sector

Dr.Ambedkars work

Federal distribution of
Taxes

PhD thesis The Evolution of Provincial Finance in British India (1

This paper gave academic basis for the Finance Commission of Ind

Helped the Royal Commission on Indian Currency & Finance in 19

Wrote a book The Problem of the Rupee- Its Problems and Its Solu

Those ideas were incorporated in RBI act, 1934

Banking

Labour welfare

Energy

Labor minister in Viceroys council

Reduced factory working hours from 12 to 8 (1942)

Gave the idea setting up of employment Exchange

Helped setting up Central Technical Power Board

Later evolved into National Power Grid System

Pivotal role in setting up

Irrigation

legal

Journals

Books

Central Water Irrigation and Navigation Commission.

Damodar Valley project, Hirakud project and Sone river project.

Chairman of Constitution Drafting Committee

Saw Indian Constitution as a powerful instrument of socio-economi

Hence added the provisions for full accountability of the Governme

rights, independent institutions.

As Law minister in free India, he Introduced Hindu Code bill to app

1.

Mook Nayak (Marathi)

2.

Bahishkrit Bharat

3.

Prabhuddha Bharat

1.

Annihilation of Caste (1936)

Organizations

Politics

2.

Thoughts on Pakistan

3.

Mr. Gandhi and emancipation of untouchables

1.

Bahishkrit Hitkarni sabha (1924)

2.

Siddhartha college in Mumbai

3.

Peoples Education Society (1945)

Independent labour party (1936)

Republican Party (1956)

Mock Questions
Q1. Consider following statements
1.

Subhash Chandra Bose supported Gandhis decision to stop NCM after

Chauri Chaura.

2.

Bose was defeated by Gandhis candidate P.Sitaramayya at Haripur session.

3.

Both A and B

4.

Neither A nor B

Q2. Who among the following were closely associated with Bose?
1.

Captain Laxmi Sehgal

2.

Captain Mohan

3.

Chittaranjan Das

4.

Muthuramalinga Thevar

Answer choices
A.

Only 1 and 2

B.

Only 1, 2 and 3

C.

Only 1,2 and 4

D.

All of them

Q3. Bose was elected as president of Congress sessions at ____ and ____
A.

Haripur, Tripura

B.

Tripura, Calcutta

C.

Haripur, Tripuri

D.

Calcutta, Cuttak

Q4. The title of S.C.Boses autobiography is

A.

Indian freedom struggle

B.

Indias struggle for independence

C.

Freedom struggle of India

D.

The Indian struggle.

Q5. Which of the following were setup by Dr.B.R.Ambedkar ?

1.

Independent Labour party

2.

Republican party

3.

Forward Bloc

Answer choices
A.

Only 1 and 2

B.

Only 2 and 3

C.

Only 1 and 3

D.

All of them

Q6. Subhash Chandra Bose was born in ____ and given title of ____ by Tagore.
a.

Kolkata, Desh Nayak

b.

Kolkata, Jan Nayak

c.

Odisha, Jan Nayak

d.

Odisha, Desh Nayak

Mains General Studies Paper 1

1.

2.

Critically evaluate the contribution of Dr.B.R Ambedkar in pre and post

independent India.
Discuss in brief the Subhachandra Boses struggle for Indian independence.

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