Wednesday, March 18, 2015

The Indian Struggle 1920-1934

From Rome , Bose embarked on a second tour which took him to Switzerland, Germany, Czechoslovakia , back to Italy, Hungary, Rumania, Turkey, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia during the first half of 1934. In his  essay, 'India Abroad' written during his stay in Europe, he was of opinion, ' Indian propaganda abroad was absolutely necessary for our national advancement'which includes.
1. To counter act false propaganda about India, 2. Enlighten the world about the true conditions obtaining in India today, and 3. to acquaint the world with the positive achievements of the Indian People in every sphere of human activity.
To reach these goals , Bose wanted Indian representatives at every international Congress , positive articles, about India in every language of Europe. He also wanted active Students' associations wherever possible. In Czechoslovakia , he had met Prof. Vincenc and Lesny and Bose returned to Prague in 1934 for founding Indian Association there. He also made contact with A.C.N.Nambiar , the Indian journalist who had been expelled from Nazy germanyand also worked closely with him. Bose made a number of trips to Switzerland and workedwith the Indian Centert there for publication of a monthly bulletin on India in English, French and Germany.
Bose went to Balkan Countries and Turkey, the nation of Kamal
Ataturk. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish army officer, reformist statesman, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey. He wrote to Mrs. Vetter,
During this long tour from late 1933 to mid-1934 , he made another visit to Germany but could not meet to any of the high officials there. 
In a lengthy memorandum to Foreign Office Councillor, Dyckhoff, written in April 5 1934, Bose sharply criticised the negative aspects of German-Indian relations since the National Socialist had come to power. He wrote, 
Just as Gandhi protested  against the racist legislation in South Africa, Subhas Chandra made his point clear  the same thing to the German officials. 
Subhas expressed his sentiments to one of the European couple , Mr. and Mrs. Kurty, residing in Berlin by replying to question made by them,
During ensuing visits Bose learned that Mrs.; Kurty had training in psychoanalysis and he got thde anser against a question on Freud and Jung,
In Vienna Bose had a large number of good friends there. When Bose returned to Vienna in June 1934, he had secured a contact from the British publisher Lawrence Wishart to write a book on Indian Politics with a deadline later in the year , and he looked for a secretary , a trustworthy person who could help him with preparation of the book. Through an Indian doctor in Vienna , Dr. Mathur, Bose was introduced to Emilie Schenkl, a young Viennese woman. She was born on Dec 26, 1910, to an Austrian Catholic family. Her paternal grand father was a shoe maker and her father veterinarian. She had her education in several schools and completed at the age of twenty.She had a depression and went without any job. She eagerly accepted the offer of Bose. She knew English well and could take shorthand and necessary typing skills. Misas Schenkl was short , attractive and lively person and was one whom Bose could trust. Bose was concerned to be  under constant surveillance by the Biritish Embassy throughout Europe.  
For about these months , Bose worked daily on this book which was to be published as The Indian Struggle 1920-1934  .
Usually he dictated to Miss Schenklwho typed out the text.




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