Consider the following statements: After forming the Indian National A

Consider the following statements:
After forming the Indian National Army, Subhas Chandra Bose

  • 1. recruited a large number of soldiers from the Indian Prisoners of War in Japanese camp
  • 2. introduced a women’s detachment named after the Rani of Jhansi

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2023
Both statements are correct regarding Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army (INA).
– Statement 1: After taking command of the INA in 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose did recruit a large number of soldiers from the Indian Prisoners of War (POWs) captured by the Japanese forces, primarily from the British Indian Army soldiers captured in Malaya and Singapore.
– Statement 2: Subhas Chandra Bose introduced a women’s regiment within the INA, named the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, to encourage women’s participation in the freedom struggle. It was led by Captain Lakshmi Sehgal (then Lakshmi Swaminathan).
– Subhas Chandra Bose revived and reorganized the INA, which was initially formed by Mohan Singh with Indian POWs under Japanese support.
– Bose’s famous call “Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom!” was directed at mobilizing Indians for the INA’s fight against the British.
– The INA, under Bose’s leadership, fought alongside the Japanese army in parts of Northeast India.