Welcome to Revise and Resubmit. Today, on Weekend Book Review, we dive deep into a book that revisits one of modern India’s most enduring mysteries: The Bose Deception: Declassified, authored by Anuj Dhar and Chandrachur Ghose.
For decades, the story of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has lingered in the shadows, wrapped in secrecy and riddled with unanswered questions. Did he really perish in a plane crash in 1945, as the official narrative claims? Or was there a deeper conspiracy that sought to obscure his fate? Dhar and Ghose, through meticulous research, have sifted through over 1,300 declassified files from India, the UK, the USA, and Taiwan, unraveling a web of deception that has left an entire nation searching for the truth.
But who are these authors leading this investigative charge? Anuj Dhar, a journalist-turned-author, has dedicated his life to questioning the consensus on Bose’s death, penning multiple works that challenge the official narrative. His co-author, Chandrachur Ghose, is not just a historian but a multi-disciplinary thinker with expertise ranging from environmental policy to Indian politics. Together, they co-founded Mission Netaji, a pressure group instrumental in bringing thousands of classified Bose-related documents into public view.
Published by Penguin Random House India, this book meticulously examines the inconsistencies in government narratives, the roles of key political figures, and the deliberate obfuscation of facts that have kept Bose’s disappearance shrouded in mystery for nearly 75 years.
But here’s the question that will haunt you: What if the truth about Netaji has always been hidden in plain sight?
A heartfelt thanks to Anuj Dhar, Chandrachur Ghose, and Penguin Random House India for bringing this riveting story to light.
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Now, are you ready to unearth the secrets of one of history’s most enigmatic figures? Let’s begin!
Reference
Dhar, A. & Ghose, C. (2024). The Bose Deception: Declassified. Penguin Random House India. https://www.penguin.co.in/book/the-bose-deception/
Times Now Interview with the authors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7jhGm9ZlNk
National Archives of India has successfully digitized total 303 declassified files of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose - Shri Prahlad Singh Patel. (2019). Pib.gov.in.* https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1575676
*The original Release site http://www.netajipapers.gov.in remains defunct at the time of recording this podcast.This set of 303 documents are available at Internet Archive - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Declassified Files https://archive.org/details/netaji
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