He was known to millions as Netaji, or great leader, but the death, in August 1945, of Subhas Chandra Bose is still surrounded by controversy and rumour. A martial hero who broke with Gandhi, conversed with Hitler, and raised armies to fight the British Empire, his life still seems to embody the hopes and fears of many
Indians today. Historian Sunil Khilnani wonders at the India that might have been. Producer Mark Burman
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