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#Thread #NetajiJayanti
Such was the charisma of #NetajiSubhashChandraBose that on his call, thousands of people volunteered to fight against the British Raj in no time. Many in the crowd would weep in the wake of his brilliant oratory, the fire of freedom lit in their hearts. ImageImage
2/ Among the many he inspired was 16-YO Saraswathy Rajamani.

When Bose tried to return the jewelry she had donated to her father, an indignant Rajamani replied, “They are not my father’s, they are mine. I gave them to you, & I will not take them back.”

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3/ Colonel Nizamuddin -- A trusted aide of #NetajiSubhashChandraBose, he once took three bullets to save the charismatic leader of INA in the forests of erstwhile Burma. In fact, it was #Netaji who gave him the title of ‘Colonel’.

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4/ In 1942, Abid Hasan Safrani accompanied #Netaji on his incognito voyage to South-East Asia. Their vehicle was not a plane or a train. Instead it was a long-range German submarine, the Unterseeboot 180 (or U-180).

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5/  It was #Netaji’s powerful words that kindled a fervour in 16-YO Janaki Thevar to fight for the freedom of a country she had never seen but felt like she belonged to. She went on to command INA's ‘Rani of Jhansi’ regiment in Burma.
#NetajiBose

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6/ Inspired by #Netaji, Ram Singh Thakuri gave the lyrics and music for #INA's ‘Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja’. Sung by 30 lakh Indians at that time, it echoed the dreams of a nation fighting for freedom. He also composed the beat for ‘Jana Gana Mana’.

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7/ "One day, I was a pampered child from an affluent family. The next day, I was sleeping on the floor with no pillows and fighting for India’s independence,” says Rama Khandwala, who gave her blood & sweat to fight alongside #NetajiSubhashChandraBose.

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