Azad Hind Fauj (I.N.A.) and The Freedom Movement

The Azad Hind Fauj (INA) made significant contributions to the independence struggle of India. It was as much a part of the movement as any other struggle carried out by the Indian revolutionaries outside India. The large concentration of the Indian population in East Asia and the organisational structure of the INA have made it a unique experiment in the history of the freedom struggle of any country. However, the differing perceptions subscribed to by the Indian National Congress led by Mahatma Gandhi and the Provisional Government of Azad Hind led by Subhas Chandra Bose have been blown out of proportion and the entire movement has been propelled in contradictions and controversies. An endeavour has been made in this book to present the role of Indian Independence League, Indian National Army and the Provisional Government of Azad Hind in a proper perspective and to show that the Gandhian Movement in India and the INA Movement in East Asia were complimentary to each other having a common objective and sincerity of purpose–viz. Independence of India.