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Bharata Bhagya Bidhata — ভারত ভাগ্যবিধাতা

Behind every great leader shines a guiding light.

For Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, that light was Basanti Devi, wife of Deshbandhu C.R. Das, but to him, simply “Mother.”

A story of love, courage & sacrifice… 1/1. Their first meeting was in 1917.

A 19-year-old Subhas, expelled from Presidency College after the Otten Affair, visited Deshbandhu’s home with fellow students.
That night Basanti Devi first met the fiery young man who would forever call her “Mother.”

“যাহারা তোমার বিষাইছে বায়ু, নিভাইছে তব আলো,
তুমি কি তাদের ক্ষমা করিয়াছ, তুমি কি বেসেছ ভালো।”
Remembering Santosh Kumar Mitra — a revolutionary intellectual of Bengal whose life and death left a deep scar on our struggle for freedom.
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1/2. As a young man, he joined the Non-Cooperation Movement (1921).
For this, he faced his first imprisonment.
When the movement waned, he turned to armed revolution, becoming part of clandestine networks aiding uprisings and workers’ struggles.

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Bharata Bhagya Bidhata — ভারত ভাগ্যবিধাতা

Subhas Chandra Bose in Mandalay Jail (1925–1927)

A story of how the British tried to bury a young nationalist in dust & isolation — only to forge him into an unbreakable revolutionary.
1/1. 24 October 1924, Calcutta.
At just 27, Subhas Chandra Bose, then CEO of Calcutta Corporation was arrested under the draconian Regulation III of 1818.
No charges. No trial. His only “crime”? Awakening the youth and striking fear into the Empire.

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Bharata Bhagya Bidhata - ভারত ভাগ্যবিধাতা

1/8. Cambridge, Feb 1921
Subhas Chandra Bose writes to Chittaranjan Das —
not a letter, but a vow.

A brilliant student renounces ambition, defies the Empire, and offers his life at the altar of the nation.
2/8. He declares, with chilling clarity:

“I have no interest in serving the British government.”

To Bose, the ICS was a chain of slavery. Resignation was not a career choice — it was rebellion, a strike against the very machinery of the Empire.

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Bharata Bhagya Bidhata — ভারত ভাগ্যবিধাতা

Gaya Session of Congress, 1922 – A turning point in India’s freedom struggle. A clash of ideologies, new beginnings, and the voice of the masses over classes.
The only meeting where Deshbandhu & Netaji both were present.


1/1. On 26 Dec 1922, the Indian National Congress held its 37th Annual Session in Gaya, Bihar—one of the most sacred cities for Hindus & Buddhists. Despite scarce funds, huge pandals, lodging & sanitation were arranged for 20–25,000 delegates.

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Bharata Bhagya Bidhata — ভারত ভাগ্যবিধাতা

1/1. 1916. Kolkata buzzed with the Presidency Incident.
A young Bengali student rattled the British establishment. Colleges were restless, homes divided — yet all agreed: this boy had fire. 1/2. It began at the Presidency College’s annual function.
President: History Professor Edward F. Oaten.
Students started the opening song:
"Banga Amar Janani Amar, Dhatri Amar Desh"
Oaten’s face darkened in fury.

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Truth Versus Propaganda
#TheKerelaStory
#Propaganda - They said women got trapped in #LoveJehad and made to join ISIS.
#Truth - Only 66 from India joined ISIS which includes men and women as per #CIA report. 1.2
The CIA report is further supported by another researched media house which puts the number more or less at 60.
Out of the total 60
Males - 26
Women - 13
Children - 21
Joined ISIS in Afghanistan.