37 moments

1. Birth in Cuttack

   1897-01-23 · Cuttack, Odisha, India

   Bose was born in Cuttack in the Bengal Presidency, now Odisha. This is the beginning point of his documented life. Coordinates represent Cuttack because the cited text identifies the town, not a birth-house address.

2. Protestant European School education

   1902-01-01 · Cuttack, Odisha, India

   Bose entered the Baptist Mission's Protestant European School in his home city, beginning his formal English-medium education. Coordinates represent Cuttack; the historical school is not located to building-level precision in the cited text.

3. Ravenshaw Collegiate School

   1909-01-01 · Ravenshaw Collegiate School, Cuttack, Odisha, India

   At age 12, Bose entered Ravenshaw Collegiate School, where Bengali and Sanskrit were also taught.

4. Presidency College studies

   1913-01-01 · Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

   Bose went to Presidency College in Calcutta to study philosophy, an important stage in his higher education and political formation. The present university campus is used as the coordinate for the historical college.

5. Scottish Church College

   1917-07-01 · Scottish Church College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

   After his expulsion from Presidency College was not reversed, Bose was permitted to resume university study at another college and joined Scottish Church College. The exact day he joined the college is not stated; the date records the month of the university permission.

6. Arrival in London

   1919-10-20 · London, England, United Kingdom

   Bose arrived in London to prepare for the Indian Civil Service examination and to seek admission to Cambridge. Coordinates represent central London because the cited text does not identify an arrival terminal or residence.

7. University of Cambridge registration

   1919-11-19 · University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

   Bose formally entered the University of Cambridge register while preparing for the civil-service examinations.

8. Return to India at Bombay

   1921-07-16 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

   After leaving the Indian Civil Service probationary path, Bose came ashore at Bombay and met Mahatma Gandhi that afternoon. Coordinates represent the historic Bombay waterfront area.

9. Protest march and arrest

   1924-01-01 · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

   While leading a protest march in Calcutta, Bose was arrested and imprisoned with other nationalist leaders. The cited text supports the year but not a more precise date or march route.

10. Imprisonment at Mandalay

    1925-01-01 · Mandalay, Myanmar

    Following a British roundup of nationalists, Bose was sent to prison at Mandalay, where he contracted tuberculosis. Coordinates represent Mandalay because the cited text does not identify the prison compound.

11. India Society inauguration

    1926-01-01 · Prague, Czechoslovakia

    

    Bose attended the inauguration of the India Society in Prague during his European political activity. Presence is documented by the article's photograph caption; venue unspecified.

12. Indian National Congress annual meeting

    1928-12-29 · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Bose appeared in military-style uniform with Congress president Motilal Nehru at the annual Congress meeting in Calcutta. The article places the annual meeting in Calcutta; the precise meeting venue is not specified in the caption.

13. Stay at Bad Gastein

    1936-01-01 · Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austria

    

    Bose was photographed with Emilie Schenkl at Bad Gastein during his period of illness, writing, and political travel in Europe. Presence is documented by the article's photograph caption.

14. Arrival as Congress president-elect

    1938-01-24 · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    

    After a two-month Austrian vacation, Bose arrived in Calcutta as president-elect of the Indian National Congress. Presence is documented by the article's photograph caption; arrival point unspecified.

15. Haripura Congress session

    1938-02-01 · Haripura, Gujarat, India

    

    Bose presided over the Indian National Congress session at Haripura, where he was elected president of the Haripura Congress Session. Coordinates are a representative point for Haripura village; the source does not provide a geocode for the congress grounds.

16. Calcutta protest and imprisonment

    1940-01-01 · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Bose led Calcutta protests demanding removal of the Holwell Monument and was jailed by British authorities after the campaign. The event falls within the article's 1937–1940 section; the quoted text does not support a more precise date.

17. Arrival at Gomoh Railway Station

    1941-01-01 · Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station, Jharkhand, India

    During his escape from Calcutta, Bose reached Gomoh Railway Station with his nephew Sisir Kumar Bose. The source establishes the station visit but does not give the exact arrival date.

18. Journey to Peshawar

    1941-01-01 · Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    Bose reached Peshawar with assistance from German intelligence contacts and local allies during his escape route. The source supports 1941 but not a more precise Peshawar arrival date.

19. Passage through Kabul

    1941-01-01 · Kabul, Afghanistan

    After crossing into Afghanistan, Bose passed through Kabul on his route toward Soviet territory. The source supports the year but not a more precise Kabul date.

20. Transit through Rome

    1941-01-01 · Rome, Italy

    Bose traveled from Moscow to Rome before continuing to Nazi Germany. The source supports the year but not a more precise Rome date.

21. Travel to Moscow

    1941-01-01 · Moscow, Russia

    Using an Italian passport identity after reaching Afghanistan, Bose traveled to Moscow while seeking support for an anti-British Indian uprising. The source supports the year but not a more precise Moscow arrival date.

22. Escape from Elgin Road house

    1941-01-17 · Elgin Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    

    Bose escaped British surveillance from his Calcutta home, beginning the overland journey that took him to Afghanistan, the Soviet Union, and Germany.

23. Arrival in Berlin

    1941-04-01 · Berlin, Germany

    Bose arrived in Berlin, where German support enabled the establishment of the Free India Centre and his work with the Special Bureau for India. The source supports early April but not a specific day.

24. Meeting with Adolf Hitler

    1942-05-01 · Wolf's Lair, Gierłoż, East Prussia, Germany

    

    Bose held his only meeting with Adolf Hitler; Hitler declined Bose's requests but facilitated a submarine journey toward East Asia. The cited article supports late May 1942 but does not name the meeting site; Wolf's Lair is the documented location of their meeting.

25. Speech in Tokyo

    1943-01-01 · Tokyo, Japan

    

    Bose made a documented public appearance and speech in Tokyo during his first year in Japanese-occupied Asia. Presence is documented by the article's photograph caption; venue and date within 1943 are unspecified.

26. Submarine transfer southeast of Madagascar

    1943-04-28 · Indian Ocean, southeast of Madagascar

    

    Bose transferred between the German U-180 and Japanese I-29 during his maritime journey from Europe to Japanese-occupied Asia. Coordinates are an approximate representative point for a location described as 300 statute miles southeast of Madagascar.

27. Disembarkation in Japanese-held Sumatra

    1943-05-01 · Sumatra, Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies

    

    After transfer to the Japanese submarine, Bose disembarked in Japanese-held Sumatra and continued toward East Asia. Coordinates represent Sumatra broadly because the cited text does not identify a port or landing point.

28. Indian National Army leadership transfer

    1943-07-01 · Singapore

    At a Singapore meeting, Rash Behari Bose transferred control of the Indian independence organization to Subhas Chandra Bose, who reorganized the INA. The source supports July 1943 but not a specific meeting venue or day.

29. Visit to Andaman and Nicobar Islands

    1944-01-01 · Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

    Bose made his only documented visit to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands after the Provisional Government of Free India was established there. Coordinates represent the island territory; the source does not identify a specific island or landing site.

30. Indian National Army rally in Burma

    1944-07-04 · Burma

    Bose delivered a motivational address to an Indian National Army rally in Burma, including his well-known appeal for sacrifice in the independence struggle. The cited evidence identifies Burma but not the rally's town or venue; coordinates are a representative point for the country.

31. Azad Hind Radio address

    1944-07-06 · Singapore

    Bose broadcast from Singapore, addressing Mahatma Gandhi as the "Father of the Nation" and seeking his blessings for the war. Coordinates represent Singapore; the radio-station building is not identified in the cited text.

32. Departure from Singapore

    1945-08-16 · Singapore

    

    Following Japan's surrender, Bose departed Singapore on the last journey that ended in the Taihoku crash. The cited route narrative does not identify the departure airfield.

33. Stop in Bangkok

    1945-08-16 · Bangkok, Thailand

    Bose stopped in Bangkok while traveling from Singapore toward Saigon during his final escape attempt. Accounts differ on whether the Bangkok stop occurred on 16 August or the following morning; this card uses the explicitly dated version and retains reduced confidence.

34. Departure from Saigon

    1945-08-17 · Tan Son Nhat area, Saigon, French Indochina

    Bose boarded a Mitsubishi Ki-21 at Saigon for the onward flight through French Indochina toward Taiwan and Manchuria. Coordinates represent the historic Tan Son Nhat airfield area; the cited passage identifies Saigon but not the airfield by name.

35. Overnight stop at Tourane

    1945-08-17 · Da Nang, Vietnam

    The aircraft carrying Bose made an unscheduled overnight stop at Tourane, now Da Nang, because darkness was closing in. The hotel is not identified in the cited text.

36. Arrival at Taihoku

    1945-08-18 · Taihoku Airfield, Taipei, Taiwan

    

    Bose arrived at Taihoku during the final flight. After a refueling stop and lunch, the overloaded aircraft took off and crashed shortly afterward. Coordinates represent the former Taihoku Airfield, now in the Songshan Airport area.

37. Death at Nanmon Military Hospital

    1945-08-18 · Nanmon Military Hospital, Taihoku, Taiwan

    Severely burned in the crash, Bose was taken to Nanmon Military Hospital south of Taihoku and died there later that evening. The article states that Bose died later on 18 August 1945. The hospital's exact historical site is uncertain; coordinates are a representative point in southern central Taipei.