Allama Mashriqi and Subhas Chandra Bose are two prominent leaders of the Indian sub-continent. Both of them fought against colonial rule with equal enthusiasm. However, in weaving together historical facts, some historians tend to credit one over the other.
They call Subhas Chandras Bose a freedom fighter. But at the same time, they misrepresent or wipe out Mashriqi’s paramount role in the Indian freedom movement. As Mashriqi’s grandson and biographer, I am compelled to provide facts that have been hidden from the public view.
Bose and Mashriqi share many similarities. Mashriqi and Bose were both born in British India; Mashriqi in Amritsar (Punjab), and Bose in Calcutta (Bengal). The two men fought for the same cause – freedom from British colonial rule. Similarly, both of them believed that Gandhi’s methods were ineffective in overthrowing the colonial rulers and adopted military tactics.
Considering them to be a grave threat, the British jailed them at different times. Gandhi, who opposed their ideas, supported their arrest. During their political careers, Mashriqi and Bose founded parallel/provisional Governments: Mashriqi in India, and Bose outside the country.
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