The Man India Missed the Most : Subhas Chandra Bose Paperback – 1 January 2017

Bhuvan Lall's book is a highly readable biography of Subhas Chandra Bose, whom the author describes as the man India missed the most. This book starts with a long introduction going back to the arrival of Vasco da Gama in 1498 and narrating important events in Indian history till the 19th century. The subsequent portions of the book are devoted to Bose's political career, his escape to Germany, undersea travel from Germany to Asia and the exploits of the INA. Towards the end, there are descriptions of the the INA trial, the naval mutiny and the Independence of the country. The controversies connected with the death or disappearance of Netaji are touched upon, but the author wisely refrains from coming to any fixed conclusions.While the coverage is very good, I would have preferred a shorter introduction (Bose is first mentioned on page 1 and does not reappear till page 85, where he is aged 23). Instead, the author could have shed more light on the childhood and formative years of Netaji Bose. While there are a few photographs, more would have been welcome.It is evident from the book that the author has carried out much research. However, unlike most history books, this author's style is light and conversational. Another interesting feature is frequent references to books and movies connected with the events described in the book. The quality of paper and printing is very good, though a few printing errors have crept in.I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about this great son of India.

Amazing book of facts on the valour of Netaji ,And INA.These sacrifices have been suppressed so far from public domain and glad that these are brought to light.Likes of Netaji and Sardar Uddham Singh braved severe hardships travelling thousands of miles to achieve their goal.Our salute to them.Higjly recommend .

Nice book , full of information , the book also have history of india before netaji

The narration of the book is so absorbing that a single moment is felt bored. The story is so beautiful that one may feel it as a fiction, yet the bool describes only real moments and so informative. A must read book.

Amazing research brought to life through simple and elegant words

The author has practically ZERO- 0 - knowledge about the topic at hand. The book is a mere attempt to en-cash on Netaji's credit to make some quick bucks.Pointsa) The author fails to capture the aspects of the entire Freedom struggle and Netaji's contribution in itb) Eulogizes the vile Brits in every single page - and all their lackeys like Mohandas and Jawaharlal - who made the most out of the country's miseryc) The sources of information are vague - no credibility is attempted or even imagined - and all facts - and even more than what the author knows - can be gleamed by a methodical search of the topic - by referring online sourcesd) Netaji's final conclusion - is best dealt with by Anuj Dhar (https://www.amazon.in/Anuj-Dhar/e/B001ICN7QI?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1680188379&sr=8-1) and anyone curious enough - can refer to his tomes of painstaking research, which was lauded by the Prayagraj High Court (nee 'Allahabad' before marriage)e) The author fails to portray Netaji's singular trait - Courage, Fortitude and immense Patriotism for the Motherland and its children - which stood him eons ahead compared to lackeys like Mohandas and Jawahar - vile Communal stooping politicians who ushered in Dynastic politics and religious bigotry and appeasement into the Indian politicsf) Book fails to capture the venomous nature of the Brits - the extent to which they wanted to eliminate Netaji - for the record the SOE(Special Operations Executive) had already planned to eliminate him during the planned flight to Japan - and the Fuhrer Hitler himself - advised Netaji to take the legendary submarine trip - since the Wehrmacht was aware of Brit plansg) Author claims that "Attenborough didn't know what to do with Subhash in the Oscar winning movie Gandhi" - a sham statement -as the wretched sycophancy-driven movie was sponsored by the GoI using Taxpayer's money - to eulogize the vile coward Mohandas - and story narrative deliberately omitted Netaji's colossal contribution to the Freedom Struggle - as the Brits couldn't show their own Enemy No.1 in the limelight - the author fails to understand even such a basic tenet - which any honest patriot would've be able to realize !h) Last but not the least, the book's narrative meanders like a dry gutter - it is not clear if the comparison of Netaji's qualities or his contribution to the Nation is what's missed. However am sure that the author is missing a vast amount of knowledge - on this topicOverall, this book is an utter failure to honor Netaji's memory - and is NOT RECOMMENDED - even for use as toilet paper !!

Very well presented

I thought I will get some concrete information about Netaji's mysterious disappearance but there is only apprehensions and enquiry statistics. Still confused