Subhas Chandra Bose ( 23 January 1897 ? 18 August 1945), widely known throughout India as Netaji  was an Indian nationalist and eminent figure of the Indian independence movement, whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan left a troubled legacy.Bose was a twice-elected President of the Indian National Congress, founder and President of the All India Forward Bloc, and founder and Head of State of the Provisional Government of Free India, which he led alongside the Indian National Army from 1943.