Subhas Chandra Bose, an Indian politician and patriot, was born in Cuttack, British India, in 1897. (d. 1945)
Subhas Chandra Bose, born on January 23, 1897, was an Indian nationalist whose uncompromising patriotism made him a hero in India, but whose attempts to free India from British domination with the support of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan during World War II left a tumultuous legacy. Bose was originally given the title Netaji (Hindustani: "Respected Leader") by Indian troops of the Indische Legion and German and Indian authorities in Berlin's Special Bureau for India in early 1942. It is currently widely used in India.
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