TY - BOOK AU - Kuhlmann,Jan AU - Das,Christel TI - Netaji in Europe SN - 9788129120847 U1 - 954.035 KUH 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New Delhi PB - Rainlight, Rupa KW - Bose, Subhas Chandra, KW - Nationalists KW - Homes and haunts KW - Europe KW - India KW - Politics and government KW - 1919-1947 N1 - Rs.595/-; Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-281); • Subhas Chandra Bose • Bose’s Escape to Europe • The beginning of India-politics with Bose’s Arrival in Berlin • The progress of India-politics during Bose’s Incognito • The height of India- politics after Bose’s intervention • The continuation of India-politics until Bose’s departure • The end of India- politics after Bose’s departure • conclusion N2 - On 19 January 1941, Subhas Chandra Bose escaped in disguise from British surveillance in Calcutta to Kabul. There, he established contact with the German and Italian foreign ministries, thereby beginning a long period of collaboration with the Axis Powers to counter British rule in India. This led to the setting up of the Free India Centre, the radio station Azad Hind, and the Indian Legion in which 4,500 Indian volunteers were trained by German experts to fight for the freedom of their nation. While his compatriots resisted colonial rule on native soil, Bose spearheaded the cause of freedom in Europe. Using Machiavellian tactics, he discreetly played the Axis leaders off against each other and courted considerable public favour through his transmissions on Radio Azad Hin ER -