Why limit him to all-Bengal? Say, all-India and even expatriate Indians across the world, especially, East Asia, the last theatre of the World War in Netaji's own words.
Rani Jhansi Regiment, the women's wing of the INA, equipped for full armed combat, the first of its kind in the world.
Not a shred of selfishness in him who was the embodiment of all that was spiritual and sublime in the Indian heritage, all that was practical and progressive in the modern world, a perfect synthesis of the past and the present, of reason and realisation, of action and renunciation, much like his Master, Swami Vivekananda.
He was himself a million souls together. Such gigantic leaders encompass within their hearts the aspirations of a entire nation, often the whole of humanity, and they necessarily have the vision of the multitude to guide them in their travails with unerring accuracy for they are armed in precision of purpose and an unearthly love that renders their every action sublime, their every deed destined to the mark.
Historically speaking, The Great Escape was not the result of a night's preparation but a preparation stretched over decades and in the final analysis for months.
Jai Hind! And this was the clarion call he gave to rouse his countrymen across Europe and east Asia into revolutionary action against British imperialism. With his lieutenant, Abid Hassan, Netaji coined this greeting for all Indians cutting across regional, religious, linguistic and cultural divergences, a truly nationalistic call, a secular patriotic address. Jai Hind!
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