Imphal. RSS Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale Ji, has termed Netaji Subash Chandra Bose as another ‘Chiranjivi of Bharat’.
RSS Sarkaryavah on the eve of Parakram Diwas addressed a public meeting at Imphal, in GP Women’s College auditorium on Sunday. Speaking on the topic “Netaji, Azad Hind Fauj, and Indian Freedom Struggle”, organised by Intellectual Forum of Nort East (IFNE), Manipur, he mentioned, “Every year Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary is observed throughout the country and worldwide. The Govt of India has declared the day as Parakram Diwas, befitting the courage of the great leader which is a source of tremendous inspiration.”
He recalled, “Some years ago, at Manipal Deemed University, TA Pai, former Minister and architect of the university, in an independent project called ‘Operation Leadership Development’ circulated a very important question – who is the icon of youth? Normally it would have been a film star. But when the result came out, two names came up – Swami Vivekananda and Netaji as ideals of youth. For their right choice, let’s give kudos to our judicious youth. He praised the choice of the youths saying that the pages of history are full of sacrifices and renunciation of our youth. “We sacrifice our today for your tomorrow,” thus says a INA monument in Moirang.
He further mentioned that many names their children after Netaji’s name. Many names their children after Shri Ram, Krishna & Shivaji for their greatness. This tradition continues and increases day by day. The reason is that this country reveres great people.
Gautam Buddha went in search of truth and highest knowledge by sacrificing everything. If Buddha had ascended the throne, nobody would have remembered him today, he mentioned.
Netaji even after getting the most precious job of his time, an ICS left it, writing a letter to his brother, mentioning Swami Vivekananda as his motivation. In his resignation letter he clearly mentioned, “as an Indian I don’t consider ICS as the most important mission of my life.” He returned to India and joined the freedom struggle. Due to his patriotic activities he was sent to jail 11 times in his lifetime. Every time he was released from jail his zeal was not suppressed. The fire in his mind was not extinguished. When Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru were hanged on 23 March 1931, the whole nation was deeply saddened. When this happened, Netaji took an oath that he would challenge the British. INC was the umbrella of the movement of Indian freedom struggle during that time. Naramdal, Garamdal and Hindustan republican Association with Chandra Shekhar Azad etc took the revolutionary path.
The history of the revolutionary movement of this country was unique in the whole world. Revolutionary act was recognised as a patriotic act throughout the world. The book by Durga Das explains that the great revolutionaries like Phadke and Rajguru and others were very much spiritual by themselves. Others like Bhagat Singh was associated with Arya Samaj. Swami Vivekananda and Nivedita had inspired these revolutionaries. Geeta Rahasya written by Tilak highlights Karma Yoga. Savarkar too was a great spiritual personality, so was Aurobindo, who started his life as a revolutionary and merged into a deep spiritual way of life becoming Maharshi Aurobindo. The deep imprint of spirituality is unique about the Indian freedom struggle. Netaji was no exception, sarkaryavah added.
Netaji became the president of INC. He was in the planning committee to plan for the future economic perspective of the country. Nehru was appointed by him as the chairman. Netaji also had appointed Vishweswaraya as chairman of the science and technology committee of INC, shows his farsightedness.
He recalled how in the 1939 Tripuri Congress, the candidate Pattabhi Sitaramayya supported by Gandhiji was defeated. Netaji could not continue as President due to pressure from above. But he didn’t complain about anything while choosing his own path by forming Forward Block. Netaji’s leadership was so popular that even in jail he had won the mayorship of Kolkata.
