SCB and Forward Bloc Flashcards
When was Subhas born?
23 January, 1897
Why did Subhas resign from the Indian Civil Service in 1921?
His nationalist instinct prevented him from serving the British Crown
When did Subhas enter active politics?
At the age of 24
When did Subhas become a Swarajist?
In 1923
Why was Subhas not in love with the Gandhian thought?
He was a political realist. He was an agitator and an aggressive fighter for Swaraj.
When did Subhas organise Forward Bloc?
In May, 1939
Why did Subhas organise Forward Bloc?
He said in the absence of a disciplined Left Wing Organisation, he could not fight the Orthodox Wing led by Gandhi
Of what was Subhas elected President! When?
He was elected President of the Haripura Congress Session in 1938
For what was Subhas re-elected in 1939?
As Congress President for the Tripuri Session (MP) to be held in 1939
Which leader did Gandhi support in the Tripuri Session?
Pattabhi Sitaramayya
By a majority of how many votes did Bose win in the Tripuri Session?
By a majority of 95 votes
What was the first in the Tripuri Session about?
The formation of the Congress Working Committee
Why did Bose resign the Chairmanship of the Party on 29 April, 1939?
Pant, Patel and some other members of the All-India Congress Committee wanted that Subhas should constitute his Working Committee with the wishes of Gandhi. However, Gandhi refused to suggest any names.
Who was elected in place of Bose?
Rajendra Prasad
State the difference between Gandhi and Subhas’s views
- Subhas believed in Socialism and was well known for his revolutionary beliefs which was against Gandhi’s policy.
- He believed that freedom could not be obtained without outside support of some kind. He followed the principle that “England’s necessity was India’s opportunity” which Gandhi opposed.
- Bose believe in employing tact and diplomacy while dealing with his opponents. He couldn’t appreciate the openness with which Gandhi laid all his cards at the time the Second around arable Conference in London
Name the factors leading to the formation of the Forward Bloc
- Bose’ are-election as Congress President against Gandhi’s wishes
- His socialist beliefs
- His revolutionary ideas
What resolution did the Congress Working Committee pass against Bose?
Disqualifying him to be member if any Congress Committee for three years
Name the objectives of the Forward Bloc
Liberation of India with the support of workers, peasants, youths and all radical organisations
What did Bose believe in for attaining national Independence?
Uncompromising anti-imperialist struggle
Give the measures suggested by Bose for a Socialist Society
- State-planning for the reorganisation of agriculture and industry on Socialist lines
- Abolition of landlordism
- Social ownership of the means of production and means of distribution
- Making the right to work as a Fundamental Right of the citizens
- Providing workers several kinds of benefits, such as the payment of minimum wages and occupational safety
- A new Monetary and Credit System in the light of the theories current in the modern world
Give two of the objectives of the Forward Bloc
- Freedom in the matter of religious worship
2. Linguistic and cultural autonomy for all sections of the Indian community
Which statement of the Forward Bloc concludes its objectives?
Application of the Principle of Equality and Social Justice in building up the New Order in Free India
How many Indian soldiers did Japan capture after the fall of Singapore in February 1942?
40,000
To whom did the Japanese hand over the Indian soldiers?
To Captain Mohan Singh, who had surrendered to them after the Japanese forces attacked Malaya
What led to the formation of the Indian Independence League?
The hopes roused among the Indian soldiers, due to Britain’s defeat
Who was the Organiser of the Indian Independence League?
Rash Behari Bose, an old revolutionary who had fled to Japan in 1915
What did the Indian Independence League aim at?
At mobilising the members of the Indian community for the purpose of securing Indian independence
Which decisions were taken at the Tokyo Conference? (28 March to 31 March, 1942)
- To expand and strengthen the Indian Independence League
- To form under the overall command of the League an Indian National Army i.e. an Army of Indian Liberation
- To hold a Conference at Bangkok to consolidate these decisions
What was the duration of the Bangkok Conference?
15 June to 23 June, 1942
Who attended the Bangkok Conference?
More than 150 delegates from Malaya, Singapore, Burma, Thailand, Hongkong, Manila and Java
Which resolution did the Bangkok Conference pass?
Shri Subhas Chandra Bose be invited to come from Europe to lead this movement
When was the INA firmly established?
1st September, 1942
Which symbol did the flag of the INA bear?
It bore the symbol of a roaring lion. It was similar to that of the Congress Tricolour
Under whom was the Council of Action formed?
Rash Behari Bose
Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the INA
Mohan Singh
When did Subhas take the salute of the INA?
On 5th July. He was greeted as Netaji - the great leader
When did Subhas officially take charge of the INA and become its Supreme Commander?
On 26 August, 1943
What did Bose do on 21 October, 1943?
Bose announced the formation of the Provisional Government of Free India and declared War on the Allies
Which countries have recognition to the Provisional Government?
9 countries, including Japan, Italy, Burma, Germany, and Thailand
What were the slogans of the INA?
Jai Hind and Delhi Chalo
What did Japan do on 8 November, 1943?
Handed over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the Provisional Government of India
What did Subhas rename the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as?
Shahid and Swaraj Islands
When and where was the Provisional Government’s headquarters shifted?
In 1944, from Singapore to Rangoon (Yangon)
Why were Provisional Government’s headquarters shifted to Rangoon?
Myanmar was the gateway to India’s eastern frontier for Subhas’ liberation army
What sealed the fate of the INA?
Japan’s surrender on August 15, 1945
When did Bose die?
18 August, 1945
For how long did the Japanese and the INA hold on to Burma?
For almost a year, but Rangoon was recaptured by the British in May, 1945
What were INA’s victories
The INA along with the Japanese army overran many territories in South-East Asia. In 1944, they advanced up to the very frontier of India. They besieged Kohima and reached Imphal.
When did the Japanese forever draw back from Kohima?
7 June, 1944
What were INA’s objectives?
- To mobilize all their forces effectively to lead Indian people to regain their lost freedom
- To prepare the Indian people inside and outside India for “an armed struggle”
- To organize a Provisional Government for free India
- To go on fighting till the last Britisher is either cast in prison or thrown out of the country
What did Bose set up in Berlin?
A Free India Centre in November 1941
Of which English monthly did Bose become the Editor-in-Chief?
Azad Hind
Where else was a Free India Centre founded?
Rome
