Parakram Diwas: Lesser-known facts about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose that you should know

Netaji excelled in his studies and garnered the fourth rank in the Indin Civil Services (ICS) examination. He resigned from the ICS later as he could not work under a foreign government.

Netaji was both an ally and adversary of Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom struggle on different issues that pertained to the future of India.

Netaji was known for his revolutionary activities and he was arrested and released several times by the British regime for his activities.

Netaji served as an editor of Forward, which was a newspaper owned by Bengali politician Chittaranjan Das. He later started and published his own newspaper, Swaraj, while also publishing a book, The Indian Struggle.

In his leadership, the Azad Hind Fauz or the Indian National Army agitated and fought to achieve the dream of a free India.

With slogans like 'Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azadi dunga', Netaji captured the imagination of many and rallied them for the efforts to make India free.

Netaji reportedly died in a Japanese plane crash in Taiwan on August 18, 1945. Even though it was confirmed by the government in 2017, various conspiracy theories abound on his disappearance.