Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Chair- Subharti University

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Chair

India won its independence through the struggles and dedication of our Freedom fighters and martyrs. Their revolutionary and path-breaking thoughts and actions have left an imprint on the Indian Freedom Struggle. They charted out indigenous ways to attain freedom from British dominion and played a pivotal role in the Indian Freedom struggle. This is of utmost importance that we acquaint the teachers and students with their thoughts and contribution and to engage them in studies; research and fieldwork-based extension service programs of constructive work.

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose born on January 23, 1897, in Cuttack, Orissa was a great son of India. He was an intellectual, scholar, and statesman and contributed greatly to the Indian freedom struggle. He bravely led an Indian National Army or the Azad Hind Fauj from abroad against the Western powers during World War II.

Netaji, The son of a wealthy and prominent Bengali lawyer, studied at Presidency College, Calcutta (Kolkata), from which he was expelled in 1916 for nationalist activities, and the Scottish Churches College (graduating in 1919). His parents insisted him to join the University of Cambridge in England and prepare for the Indian Civil Services. In 1920, he cleared the Civil services examination, but in April 1921, after knowing about the nationalist turmoil in India, he resigned his candidacy and hurried back to India. Throughout his career, and primarily in the early stages, he was supported financially and emotionally by an elder brother, Sarat Chandra Bose (1889–1950), a wealthy Calcutta lawyer.

Netaji worked under Chitta Ranjan Das, a politician in Bengal. He became a youth educator, journalist, and commandant of the Bengal Congress volunteers. His activities led to his imprisonment in December 1921. In 1924, he was appointed chief executive officer of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation, with Das as Mayor. He was elected mayor of Calcutta while in prison. Released and then re-arrested several times for his nationalist views. He wrote The Indian Struggle, 1920–1934, and discussed India’s cause with European leaders. He returned from Europe in 1936, was again taken into custody, and was released after a year.

In 1938, he was elected president of the Indian National Congress and formed a national planning committee, which formulated a policy of broad industrialization. He founded the Forward Bloc. His refusal to remain in prison during this critical period of India’s history was expressed in a determination to fast to death, which frightened the British government into releasing him. On January 26, 1941, though closely watched, he escaped from his Calcutta residence in disguise and, traveling via Kabul and Moscow, eventually reached Germany in April.

In Germany, he was attached to the Special Bureau for India under Adam von Trottzu Solz which was responsible for broadcasting on the German-sponsored Azad Hind Radio.

In 1943, after being disillusioned that Germany could be of any help in gaining India's independence, Netaji left for Japan. He travelled with the German submarine U-180 around the Cape of Good Hope to the southeast of Madagascar, where he was transferred to the I-29 for the rest of the journey to Imperial Japan. This was the only civilian transfer between two submarines of two different navies in World War II.

The Japanese also took possession of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 1942 and a year later, the Provisional Government and the INA were established in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands with Lt Col. A.D. Loganathan appointed its Governor-General. The islands were renamed Shaheed (Martyr) and Swaraj (Independence).

Some important dates related to Netaji are 23rd January, 2021, Birth Anniversary, 14thApril-Hoisting of National Flag in Moirang by Bahadur Brigade of INA, 8thAugust-Assumed supreme command of INA,21st August-Provisional government of Indian National Army in Singapore, 25thSeptember-became the mayor of Calcutta (now Kolkata), 21st October-United India Independence Day, 25thOctober-Great East Asian Conference Tokyo Anniversary, 1st November-Anniversary of Netaji and Gen. Tojo, Japan joint declaration, 30thDecember Hoisting of National Flag in Port Blair, etc.

Subharti University has been trying to ideologically follow the footsteps of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and his philosophies of life. We celebrate 21st October as Independence Day of United India as declared by Netaji. The flag of United India is hoisted on 21st October and then hauled down in the evening with beating the retreat ceremony. We mark his birth anniversary on 23rd January every year and even have prarthna sabha on 18th August every year, the day when Netaji left us.

Swami Vivekanand Subharti University is determined to reach Netaji to the new generation. With this ambitious thinking, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Research Chair was established in Subharti Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication on 1st March 2020 initially funded by the Abhinav Bharat Charitable Trust .

Objectives of the Chair:

Swami Vivekanand Subharti University has always looked up to real-life national heroes and has always drawn inspiration and motivation from their heroic deeds. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose has touched our lives in several ways. University has been trying to ideologically follow the footsteps of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and his philosophies of life.

The main objective of the Chair is to mark the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the chair will be generating interest in the life and times of Netaji amongst today’s generation. The academics/scholars deputed to this Chair will help the present generation in a better understanding of his persona as a whole.

Specific objectives of the Chair:

To provide a well-equipped Centre of learning to intellectuals, academicians and students to undertake studies and research to understand, assess and disseminate ideas and thoughts of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose particularly on subjects like Political Science, Patriotism as well as other disciplines considered relevant to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose life.
The Chair will undertake research and higher studies on Azad Hind Fauj and the Indian Freedom Struggle.
To celebrate the important days related to Life and Works of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the Indian Freedom Struggle.
To encourage publishing, training, and extension activities on and about Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Azad Hind Fauj, and Indian Freedom Struggle.
To carry out Research Activities on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
To set up a Library and reading room for teachers and students of the University and scholars and other readers outside the University so that more people become acquainted with the life and works of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the Indian Freedom struggle.

Functions of the Chair:

Broadly, the Chair will serve as the Center of learning and research. It will function to develop National Character amongst the citizens of the country, especially the students and the teachers and to develop the spirit of nationalism amongst all. However, it will not restrict itself to the subjects concerning Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose only but will be trying to incorporate the issues plaguing the modern society, contemporaries of Netaji and other forgotten freedom fighters of his time. To achieve these objectives, the Chair will research on understanding and propagating the ideas of Netaji and his philosophy. The Chair would further organize interactive seminars, webinars, conferences, symposiums, etc. thereby creating a holistic learning environment that can help the individuals to grow.

Detail about the implementing institution

Name of Faculty/College:
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Subharti College of Journalism and Mass Communication. A Constituent College of Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut.

Address:
Subhartipuram, NH-58, Delhi-Meerut Bypass Road, Meerut

Details about the Chair
Name of the Chair:
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Chair

Contact :

journalism@subharti.org
+91 9639010464