Azad Hind – Head of Secret Service and Intelligence Most INA-related books focus on Subhash Bose's central role
as the leader and often overlook details about the people, characters, actions,
and stories of bravery at the lower levels of the force he commanded. However,
the Rani Jhansi army, whi…
Major N G Swami, INA’s Unheralded Phantom
Azad Hind – Head of Secret Service and Intelligence Most INA-related books focus on Subhash Bose's central role
as the leader and often overlook details about the people, characters, actions,
and stories of bravery at the lower levels of the force he commanded. However,
the Rani Jhansi army, whi…
And its involvement in Indian affairs During the early 40’s, as the world was engulfed in a great war,
pitting the Allies against the Axis, the battles drifted Eastwards, and the skirmishes
in the air and over the seas intensified. Frigates churned the waters and
bombers roared overhead in many war …
A Victory slogan and Abid Hasan Safrani Many articles and books mention that Champakaraman Pillai was
the originator of the usage of “Jai Hind,” and I was also misled by it
initially. Though Pillai was a hardcore patriot who fought for Indian
independence from Berlin during the early WW1 years and u…
SE Asia’s roving newshound News used to be reported from the source with engaging text by
journalists, and the challenges they faced and the risks they took are fodder
for so many thrilling tales. These days, however, distant back offices help
complete news bits with little personal involvement, and…
After more than a decade of concerted effort, Vijay Balan’s studies
have culminated in a novel depicting his grand uncle’s life and times, published
by Harper Collins as ‘The Swaraj Spy’ under the historic fiction genre. Without
a doubt, Vijay’s painstaking research is evident from the meticulous u…
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The phantom
in Quaroni’s opera In March 1941, Subhas Chandra Bose slipped out of Kabul, holding
the passport of an Italian named Orlando Mazzotta, headed for Moscow, leaving
behind the real Italian, in Afghanistan. I had previously covered the tale of Bose’s flight out of British India, and his trav…
The murder at Newington School, and its
aftermath I had only a vague idea
about this infamous case, and it was never my intention to delve into it.
Nevertheless, I was pulled into it by chance as I was studying the collection
of Kavalappara papers and saw a mention of a Parvathy Nethiyar withdrawing…
And the role of the indomitable A Yellappa As I had detailed previously, the forerunners to the INA were mostly
nonresident organizations comprising volunteers, based in SE Asia, mainly Singapore
and Malaya, which was later centralized in Rangoon (today's Yangon). Established
in wartime, it was …
Lawyer, Freedom fighter, Statesman from Malabar
We had been studying the lives of people from a past
generation, those who fought for Indian independence. We read a lot about the
Menon from the West - VKKM, we also perused stories on the VP Menon from the
South, who integrated the country, ACN Namb…
