The strange case of Modi resurrecting Bose https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/the-strange-case-of-modi-resurrecting-bose-1144095.html Bose himself was a secular-socialist leader, but as he became 'a forgotten hero' outside Bengal, some brains associated with the BJP-RSS decided to establish him, following Ambedkar's line, as one of the two principal architects (Gandhi being the other) of India's freedom. Now, some years later, Narendra Modi has put Bose back at the centre stage. Next, the government may put him in the history textbooks in a proper perspective if only to demolish the monopoly of the Congress in the narration of our freedom struggle. After all, a relevant question always haunts the inquisitive: When the Quit India movement died down in 1942 itself, why did the British leave India in 1947?
Harvard historian and Bose’s biographer Sugata Bose has unequivocally stated that “the differences between Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose are highly exaggerated. The parting that took place in 1939 was a temporary one and if we study the relationship between Gandhi and Netaji, we will find that it was one that was marked by deep mutual love, affection and respect.” .. Even while resigning as Congress president, Bose opposed the right-wing supporters of Gandhi in the Congress hierarchy but never indulged in any personal criticism of Gandhi.