Netaji Living Dangerously

Kingshuk Nag''s "Netaji: Living Dangerously" investigates Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose''s enigmatic fate, from his reported death in an air crash to theories of escape or reincarnation as Gumnami Baba. The book examines political agendas, historical evidence, and the ongoing quest to reveal the truth about India''s revered leader.

Did Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose die in an air crash in Taihoku (Taipei, Taiwan) on 18 August 1945? Was he sent off to Siberia by Joseph Stalin? Did he die there? Or did he escape? Or was heet off, eventually to make his way back to India? Was he the mysterious Gumnami Baba of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh? If so, how did he find his way back? Why did Boseeave India when he did? Was it on account of his political approach, which was opposed by the then high command of the Congress party that wanted a quick transfer of power from the British? The past comes alive as journalist and author Kingshuk Nag seeks answers to these and related questions at a time when there is a considerable renewal of interest in Netaji''s fate with old records tumbling out, theatest being the declassification of files by the government. Netaji:iving Dangerously is a riveting account of theife of one of India''s most charismaticeaders and an in-depth analysis of one of the world''s best kept secrets.