Rajkummar Rao scared to play Subhash Chandra Bose
Despite having played characters inspired by real life personalities, actor Rajkummar Rao says he is scared to enact Netaji Subhash…
Arguably eclipsed by the fame of his younger sibling Subhas Chandra, it was Sarat Chandra Bose who was one of the mainstays of his brother’s political career till he was acclaimed as Netaji. Studying at Presidency College, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta, he went to England in 1911 to become a barrister. He was called to the bar at Lincoln’s Inn. He began a successful legal practice upon his return to India, but stints at the courtroom were often interrupted by prison terms for his support to Indian independence movement. In 1936, Bose became the president of the state Congress unit and served as a member of the All India Congress Committee from 1936 to 1947. From 1946 to 1947, Bose would lead the Congress delegation to the Central Legislative Assembly. He strongly supported the formation of the Indian National Army by Subhash Bose, and actively participated in the Quit India movement. In 1946, he was appointed Member of the Interim Government for Works, Mines and Powers – the position of a minister in a national executive council led by Jawaharlal Nehru.
However, Bose resigned from the AICC in disagreement over the Cabinet Mission Plan’s call to Partition of Bengal. He attempted for a united but independent Bengal and North-East but it fell through. After India’s independence, Bose would lead his brother’s Forward Bloc and form the Socialist Republican Party, advocating a socialist system for Bengal and India. He died in 1950, in Calcutta. The 127th birth anniversary of Sarat Chandra Bose will be observed by Jodhpur Park Sarat Bose Academy, in collaboration with the National Library, Kolkata at its Bhasha Parishad Hall, from 5.00 pm onwards on Monday. Prof. Neera Chandhoke, formerly professor of political science, University of Delhi, and visiting professorial fellow, Centre for Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi will speak on ‘The Disjunctions of Indian Democracy’. Thereafter, patriotic songs will be presented by the Muktodhara Shilpigosthi, Kolkata. All are welcome.
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