01-25-2006, 06:40 AM
Sushmita ji most of the time you voice balanced opinions but have to differ with you on this particular one about Bose.The effect of Bose's azad hindu fauj struggle on the psyche of the youngmen in those days is immeasurable.
For the young men of the country who wanted a alternative to gandhi's method's Bose was the only real alternative , it was the outpouring of the anger of thousands of young men who rejoiced at each small victory of bose and wept at their losses.
The naval mutiny of bombay which is a far overlooked chapter in history was one of the critical turning points in british thinking , it went so far to force attlee to make a statement in the british parliament about india being a sinking ship ..... do not remember it exactly
this did not happen due to gandhi's methods but due to one subhash chandra bose.
if your contention with bose's actions is based on the question of intrepretation of principles then let me ask you
1.What would you have wanted Bose to do ? Where would he find the ammunition to launch his armed struggle
2.Why should Bose's patriotism be any less than that of gandhi or nehru(if it exists)
3.The only principle to be followed is the country's interest's shall come first not the methods ....
if your contention is about had hitler won the war and advanced onto india
since the question is hypothetical , would give a hypothetical answer
<!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> to a race that had not tasted freedom in so many years , dying like warriors on the battlefield would have been much better than living like slaves or the division of our nation and destruction of culture and society.
like mel gibson says in braveheart "You come to fight as free men, and free men you are... They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!" "
War is a dirty business , Bose did what he thought was the best for mother india in his given circumstances
<!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> if Krishna's karma yoga is to be followed in spirit you cannot judge bose ,plain and simple and it does not make him a lesser patriot than bhagat or shivaji.
For the young men of the country who wanted a alternative to gandhi's method's Bose was the only real alternative , it was the outpouring of the anger of thousands of young men who rejoiced at each small victory of bose and wept at their losses.
The naval mutiny of bombay which is a far overlooked chapter in history was one of the critical turning points in british thinking , it went so far to force attlee to make a statement in the british parliament about india being a sinking ship ..... do not remember it exactly
this did not happen due to gandhi's methods but due to one subhash chandra bose.
if your contention with bose's actions is based on the question of intrepretation of principles then let me ask you
1.What would you have wanted Bose to do ? Where would he find the ammunition to launch his armed struggle
2.Why should Bose's patriotism be any less than that of gandhi or nehru(if it exists)
3.The only principle to be followed is the country's interest's shall come first not the methods ....
if your contention is about had hitler won the war and advanced onto india
since the question is hypothetical , would give a hypothetical answer
<!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> to a race that had not tasted freedom in so many years , dying like warriors on the battlefield would have been much better than living like slaves or the division of our nation and destruction of culture and society.like mel gibson says in braveheart "You come to fight as free men, and free men you are... They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!" "
War is a dirty business , Bose did what he thought was the best for mother india in his given circumstances
<!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> if Krishna's karma yoga is to be followed in spirit you cannot judge bose ,plain and simple and it does not make him a lesser patriot than bhagat or shivaji.