Indian National Army in popular culture

The Indian National Army (INA) and its leader Subhash Chandra Bose are popular and emotive topics within India. From the time it came into public perception in India around the time of the Red Fort Trials, it found its way into the works of military historians around the world. It has been the subject of a number of projects, of academic, historical and of popular nature. Some of these are critical of the army, some — especially of the ex-INA men — are biographical or autobiographical, while still others historical and political works, that tell the story of the INA. A large number of these provide analyses of Subhas Chandra Bose and his work with the INA.

Commemorations

Memorials

Subhas Chandra Bose laying foundation stone of INA War Memorial, Singapore on 8 July 1945.
The plaque erected by the National Heritage Board at Esplanade Park, marking the INA Monument site in Singapore

Postage and philately

Indian commemorative post-mark of Jai Hind

The Indian Postal Department also includes the six unused Azad Hind Stamps in its commemorative book India's Freedom Struggle through India Postage Stamps.[4] The Azad Hind Fauj Marg (Azad Hind Fauj Road) in New Delhi is named after the INA, and houses the Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology.

Literary works

The first literary works on the INA were published as early as 1946.Some were works of fiction with the INA as the central theme and subject, others the records of the INA that the authors were able to obtain from the ex-servicemen, or from what information was available from the trials and from what the British Intelligence possessed and that the authors had access to. Some of the literature focussed on the first INA trial itself. The notable work on INA include

Historical literary works on the INA includes

Visual media

Notable works on the INA in the visual and electronic media include


Cinema

INA has also been the source of or a significant context of a number of movies in a number of Indian languages. Notable amongst these include

In music, Kadam Kadam Badaye Ja..., the INA's marching song, has since become a famous patriotic song in India. Today, it is in use as the Regimental quick march of the Indian Army as well as its Para Regiments. The music was composed by Ram Singh Thakuri, from whose composition was later derived the tune for India's national anthem Jana Gana Mana.

Other mentions of the INA in popular culture abound through India, including

Notes


  1. "Heritage Sites and Trails in Singapore". National Heritage Board of Singapore. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  2. "On I-Day eve, India forgets INA memorial". Rose India. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. Ashok Kumar Bayanwala. "Art in miniature". Stamps of india. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  4. 1 2 Bhaskaran, S.T. (2000-12-16). "Footprints of history". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
  5. Healey, Beth (1989-12-03). "Pastimes; Stamps". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
  6. 1 2 3 Urquhart, James. (7 August 2000) The Independent Monday Book: A 'Doctor Zhivago' for the Far East — Review of The Glass Palace.
  7. http://www.epigrambooks.sg/flowers-at-dawn/
  8. Fay 1993, p. ix
  9. "Synopses The War of The Springing Tiger". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  10. Dutt, Nirupama. "A forgotten army marches again". Indian Express. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  11. Thomson M (2004-09-23). "Hitler's secret Indian Army". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  12. "Historical Journey of the Indian National Army". National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  13. Das Sitanshu. "Indian National Army in East Asia". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  14. Bose 2006, p. 146
  15. 1 2 Dhawan, M.L. "Freedom struggle through Hindi films". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2007-07-09.

References

  • Fay, Peter W. (1993), The Forgotten Army: India's Armed Struggle for Independence, 1942–1945, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press., ISBN 0-472-08342-2 
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