Subhas Chandra Bose 23rd January 1897 - unknown, also known as Netaji ("Respected Leader"), was one of the most prominent Indian nationalist leaders who attempted to liberate India from British rule during the waning years of World War II.
Bose, who had been ousted from the Indian National Congress in 1939 following differences with the more conservative high command, and subsequently placed under house arrest by the British, escaped from India in early 1941. He turned to the Axis powers for help in gaining India's independence by force.