Subhas Chandra Bose was one of the most prominent and highly respected dynamic leaders of the Indian independence movement against the British Raj.

The son of a wealthy and prominent Bengali lawyer, Bose studied at Presidency College, Calcutta and the Scottish Churches College (graduating in 1919) and then was sent by his parents to the University of Cambridge in England to prepare for the Indian Civil Service. In 1920 he passed the civil-service examination, but in April 1921, after hearing of the nationalist turmoil in India, he resigned his candidacy and hurried back to India to be a part of the freedom movement.

He believed that the means to independence was armed aggression, hence founded the Forward Bloc and continued to call for the full and immediate independence of India from British rule. He even formed the Azad Hind Government and led the Indian National Army. He was imprisoned by the British authorities several times, however he persistently worked towards his goals.

His stirring victory slogan 'Jai Hind' drew India into one united whole. To this day, on occasions of national importance, it reminds us that we are one people.