Consider the following freedom fighters:

  1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh
  2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
  3. Rash Behari Bose

Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims]

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 3 only


Answer: (d)

Explanation:

  • Rash Behari Bose was born in Bardhawan, West Bengal and was interested in revolutionary activities.
  • Despite his interest in revolution, he obtained a degree in medical science and engineering.
  • Bose learned how to make crude bombs before he had passed his matriculation.
  • He played a crucial role in India’s struggle for independence, including organizing the Ghadar revolution to attack the British army and establishing the Indian Independence League.
  • He was also a key figure in organizing the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj).
  • In an attempt to assassinate Lord Hardinge, Bose threw a bomb at his parade in Delhi on December 23, 1912, but he escaped arrest while some of his confidants were arrested and executed for the Lahore Conspiracy Case.
  • Bose fled India in 1915 and sought refuge in Japan, where he lived as a fugitive.
  • In 1943, he handed over control of Azad Hind Fauj to Subhas Chandra Bose.
  • The Japanese government honored Rash Behari Bose with the ‘Order of the Rising Sun’.

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

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