Quit India & War · 1943–1945
Azad Hind Government and INA Campaign
Subhas Chandra Bose formed the Provisional Government of Free India in Singapore. The INA fought alongside Japan at Imphal and Kohima in 1944.
Causes
- Bose's belief that armed struggle with foreign help could free India
- Indian prisoners of war in Japanese hands
Consequences
- INA's Rani of Jhansi Regiment brought women into combat
- Defeat at Imphal–Kohima and retreat through Burma
- Bose reportedly died in a plane crash in August 1945
Significance
Though militarily defeated, the INA shook British confidence in the loyalty of Indian soldiers.
People
Sources
- Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, From Plassey to Partition (Orient BlackSwan, 2004)
- Bipan Chandra et al., India's Struggle for Independence (Penguin, 1988)