Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Edition: Chapter 1 - Family History and Early Education (Part 2)
Till the end of his days, Janakinath maintained close links with the village and worked for its social upliftment. He made the Durga Puja an occasion to fraternise with his fellowmen and in this his children also participated every year. Even as a mere boy of fifteen, Subhas Chandra wrote moving letters to his mother Prabhabati about his experiences in their native village. Moving in the footsteps of his father, Sarat Chandra went out of his way to promote village reconstruction work in Kodalia. Besides the Boses, the tiny village of Kodalia produced a band of dedicated patriots and revolutionaries who sacrificed their all in the cause of India's freedom. Among them was M.N. Roy. Subhas Chandra wrote in his autobiography: "The earliest recollection I have of myself is that I used to feel like a thoroughly insignificant being". In his early years, he yearned for a more intimate relationship with his parents which was denied to him because of the largeness of the family an...