Subhash Chandra Basu Samagra 4 by Subhash Chandra Basu [Hardcover]

The principal leader of the Indian independence movement, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, was not only an ideal leader and a powerful orator but also a philosopher, thinker, and prolific writer. Throughout his life, in various circumstances and countries, he wrote numerous works and delivered speeches on a wide range of topics. These writings and sayings are scattered in such a way that compiling them into a complete collection is a challenging, research-intensive, and laborious task. This task has been taken up by Anand Publishers, with direct support from the Netaji Research Bureau. As a result, it has become possible not only to publish these writings systematically in volumes but also to include many rare and precious documents from the archives of the Netaji Research Bureau. These include several letters, writings, speeches, copies, photographs, and statements that have never been published elsewhere and are unlikely to be published in the future.

Three volumes of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s complete works have already been published. The first volume contains Netaji's unique autobiography Bharat Pathik, 208 startling letters, essays written for the youth, and some notable writings that complement his autobiography, letters, and various essays. The second volume includes Netaji's seminal book Bharater Mukti Sangram, newly edited and translated into fluent, clear Bengali. The book is accompanied by contemporary opinions and an appendix with a description of an interview in which Subhas Chandra himself elaborates on his views on fascism and communism. The third volume includes nearly two hundred letters written by Subhas Chandra between 1923 and 1932, as well as letters addressed to him. This volume helps in understanding the development and evolution of the mindset of the young Subhas Chandra. Additionally, this volume features a valuable collection of his essays and speeches, including Gorar Katha (Words of the Beginning) and Notuner Sandhan (In Search of the New), based on his speeches at student and youth conferences.

The fourth volume has been published on the auspicious occasion of Subhas Chandra Bose's 95th birth anniversary. It includes Bengali translations of two major English articles written by him during his imprisonment in Burma. One article is about the various books he read in jail; this long, analytical, and insightful article reflects the depth and breadth of Subhas Chandra's studies. The other article discusses the history of the textile industry in India and the significance of boycotting foreign textiles. These two writings have never been published in Bengali before. Towards the end of the 1920s, Subhas Chandra expressed his unwavering opinions on various aspects of public life and society in numerous statements. Also included in this volume are his historic and grand speeches from the 1928 Calcutta Congress in support of full independence and on the issue of the national language.

Furthermore, the volume contains additional valuable materials. One of the priceless pieces recovered from the Mandalay jail notebooks is an essay titled Mantrabichar (On Mantras). Letters that were discovered after the publication of the third volume, including some written by his father Janakinath and his elder brother Sarat Chandra, are also included in this collection.