Rash Behari Bose Born on 25 May 1886 in Bardhaman District

Exam-focused facts from the 26 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Rash Behari Bose was born on 25 May 1886 in Subaldaha village of Bardhaman district in undivided Bengal, now in West Bengal.
He was associated with the revolutionary organisation Yugantar and was linked to the 1912 bomb attack targeting Viceroy Charles Hardinge.
He participated in the Ghadar Movement and later took refuge in Japan in 1915.
In 1942, he established the Indian Independence League and organised the Indian National Army (INA) to challenge British rule.
He transferred the leadership of the INA to Subhas Chandra Bose and died in Tokyo on 21 January 1945.