RIFLE RANGE BOY

The Forgotten Army, Azaadi Ki Liye (For Freedom, Hindi; 2020) Amazon Prime. 26,000 Indians had died under the banner of Indian National Army (INA) while fighting for Independence of India. Their actions triggered the Royal Indian Navy mutiny, which nailed the coffin of the British occupancy in India. The plea for Independence and the spirit of Indianness were supported by the diaspora outside India just to be sizzled out by the historical turn of events. They say that history is written by the victors. This is one clear proof of this statement. History had vilified the efforts of INA and had labelled them as traitors. Their agitations had been marked, not as nationalism but as treason. Flag of  Azad Hind Their rebel yell, Dilli Chalo (Let's go Delhi), was not in keeping with the narrative of the day then, as dictated by the Father of India and supported by the Congress Party. These people wanted India to be a British dominion to be given crumbs by their colonial masters...

This is an interesting documentary about the life and times of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose and his army of freedom fighters in the Indian National Army. RS would be interested to note that Sikh soldiers were a hit amongst the German girls. There is a story of a Indo-Austrian child and a mysterious death which intrigues many conspiracy theorists. He is said to be the mysterious leader who had no qualms to shake hands with the devil for Independence of India.