Previous Year Question
On 13 June 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose came to East Asia at the invitation of whom among the following?
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
Among the given options, Rash Behari Bose is the correct
answer. Historically, however, the more precise formulation is that the call for Subhas Chandra Bose to come to East Asia and assume leadership came through the Bangkok Conference of the Indian Independence League, which was being led by Rash Behari Bose.
According to historian Joyce C. Lebra's study published by Cambridge University Press, representatives of the Indian Independence League assembled at Bangkok from 15 June 1942, and Rash Behari Bose was elected the presiding chairman. The conference sought to organise the Indian independence movement across East Asia.
The INA was already in existence when Subhas Chandra Bose
reached East Asia. The same scholarly historical account records that Indian
leaders believed that bringing Subhas Chandra Bose to Asia could unite Indians more effectively under his leadership.
Subhas Chandra Bose reached Tokyo on 13 June 1943. He
subsequently went to Singapore in July 1943, where Rash Behari Bose transferred the responsibility of the Indian Independence League to him. The official historical account of the Andaman and Nicobar Administration also confirms the transfer of leadership from Rash Behari Bose to Subhas Chandra Bose.
1942 → Bangkok Conference under the prominent leadership of Rash Behari Bose Call for Subhas Chandra Bose to come to East Asia and lead the movement
13 June 1943 → Subhas Chandra Bose reached Tokyo
July 1943 → Rash Behari Bose transferred leadership to Subhas Chandra Bose