Subhash Chandra Basu Samagra 10 by Subhash Chandra Basu [Hardcover]

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was the chief architect of India's revolution. He was not just an ideal leader or an orator; he was also a philosopher, thinker, and powerful writer. Over his life, in different circumstances, and in various countries, he wrote extensively on diverse topics. His writings and speeches are so scattered that compiling them into a complete collection is a difficult, research-intensive, and laborious task. With the direct assistance of the Netaji Research Bureau, Ananda Publishers has taken on this task. As a result, not only is it possible to publish his writings in an organized manner in volumes, but they have also been able to include many rare and hard-to-find documents from the Netaji Research Bureau's own archives. These include numerous facts, letters, writings, speeches, transcripts, photographs, and statements that have not been published elsewhere and are unlikely to be published in the future.

So far, nine volumes of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's complete works have been published. The first volume includes Netaji's unique autobiography Bharat Pathik (The Indian Pilgrim), 208 letters, essays addressed to the youth, and an introduction to his lineage. The second volume features Netaji's authoritative book The Indian Struggle, revised and unabridged, along with contemporary opinions on the book, and an appendix with an interview where Subhas Chandra explains his comments on fascism and communism mentioned in the book. The third volume contains nearly 200 letters written by and to Subhas Chandra between 1923 and 1932, as well as a series of speeches titled Gora'r Katha and Natuner Sandhane. The fourth volume includes Bengali translations of two major English essays written during his imprisonment in Burma. These essays highlight Subhas Chandra's depth and breadth of study, the history of the textile industry, and the significance of boycotting foreign textiles. Additionally, it includes many of Subhas Chandra's statements and speeches, a piece titled Mantrabichar, and some letters.

The fifth volume compiles over 100 speeches and writings by Subhas Chandra from 1929 to 1933. During this time, he emerged as a unique and rising national leader, recognized as a key proponent of left-wing politics in India. It includes his speeches as the Mayor of Calcutta and his emotionally charged farewell address to the people of Bengal. The sixth volume contains 180 letters exchanged between Subhas Chandra and Emilie Schenkl, with an appendix featuring letters Subhas wrote to Sarat Chandra Bose and Sarat's letters to Emilie. In November 1937, when Subhas Chandra traveled to Europe by KLM plane from Calcutta, he was nominated for the position of Congress President. However, in the highly significant chapter of his career in 1937, Subhas Chandra was forced into exile in Europe. This seventh volume includes over 200 previously unpublished letters, along with several important political essays and speeches. By 1938, Subhas Chandra Bose, as the elected President of the Indian National Congress, was at a critical and elevated stage in his political life. However, he ultimately resigned due to intense opposition from the right-wing members of the Congress and Gandhi.

The eighth volume, covering the period from January 1938 to April 1939, immediately following his resignation, compiles his letters, essays, articles, and speeches. It includes his famous Haripura speech and significant correspondence with figures such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Between Subhas Chandra's resignation as Congress President in April 1939 and his escape on the night of January 16-17, 1941, his leadership was primarily focused on anti-imperialist struggle and the future establishment of socialism. The ninth volume collects the essays, statements, letters, and editorial articles written during this period. Two years after his escape, in February 1943, Subhas Chandra undertook a perilous journey by submarine from Europe to Asia. During the intervening, controversial period, his writings and speeches covered a wide range of topics: World War II, India's position in the context of the war, the plan to launch a severe armed strike against British rule in India, criticism of Germany's attack on Russia, Japan's role in East and Southeast Asia, the reasons for rejecting the Cripps proposal in 1942, and support for Mahatma Gandhi and the Quit India movement.

For those interested in the history and politics of modern South Asia, as well as in nationalism and international relations in the 20th century, this tenth volume is essential.