SARAT CHANDRA BOSE

Jan. 9, 2021

PM Modi has expressed grief over the demise of Professor Chitra Ghosh, the youngest daughter of Sarat Chandra Bose and niece of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

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Sarat Chandra Bose (1889 – 1950) was an Indian barrister and independence activist.
He was brother of Subhas Chandra Bose.
In 1936, Sarat Chandra Bose became the President of the Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, and served as a member of the All India Congress Committee from 1936 till 1947.
From 1946 to 1947, Bose would lead the Congress delegation to the Central Legislative Assembly.
He strongly supported the formation of the Indian National Army by Subhas Bose, and actively participated in the Quit India movement.
Following his brother's reported death in 1945, Bose led efforts to provide relief and aid to the families of INA soldiers through the INA Defence and Relief Committee.
In 1946, he was appointed Member of the Interim Government for Works, Mines and Powers – the position of a minister in a national executive council led by Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and presided over by the Viceroy of India.
After India's independence, Bose led his brother's Forward Bloc and formed the Socialist Republican Party, advocating a socialist system for Bengal and India.