About the Book: His Majesty Opponent-10th Anniversary Edition
In this classic biography of the revered Indian nationalist Subhas Chandra
Bose, popularly known as Netaji ("leader"), Sugata Bose explores a charismatic
personality whose life encapsulated the contradictions of twentieth-century
history. Netaji struggled all his life to liberate his people from British rule
and, in pursuit of that goal, led the Indian National Army against Allied Forces
during World War II. The author brilliantly evokes Netajis formation in the
intellectual milieu of Calcutta and Cambridge and analyzes his ascent to the
peak of nationalist politics. Amid riveting accounts of imprisonment and
travels, we discern the true aim of