INA'S Impact on India's Independence

INDIAN NATIONAL ARMY MONUMENT


Indian National Army
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This article focuses on the Second INA under Subhas Chandra Bose. For the organisation under Mohan Singh, see First INA.
Indian National Army

Active
August 1942- September 1945
Country
India
Allegiance
Azad Hind
Branch
Infantry
Role
Guerrilla Infantry, Special Operations.
Size
43,000 (approx)
Motto
Ittefaq, Itmad aur Qurbani(Unity, Faith and Sacrifice) (Hindustani)
March
Quick - Kadam Kadam Badaye Ja
Engagements
Battle of Ngakyedauk, Battle of Imphal, Battle of Kohima, Burma Campaign, Battle of Pokoku, Battle of Central Burma.
Commanders
Ceremonial chief
Subhash Chandra Bose
Notablecommanders
Major General M.Z KianiMajor General S.N. KhanColonel Ganpat Ram NagarColonel P.K. SahgalColonel S.H. Malik
Insignia
Identificationsymbol
The ensign of the springing Tiger
The Indian National Army (INA) or Azad Hind Fauj (Hindi: आज़ाद हिन्द फ़ौज) was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II.
The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance. Initially composed of Indian prisoners of war captured by Japan in her Malayan campaign and at Singapore, it later drew large numbers of volunteers from Indian expatriate population in Malaya and Burma..read more.

The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny

The INA trials, the stories of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, as well as the stories of INA's fight during the Siege of Imphal and in Burma were seeping into the glaring public-eye at the time. These, received through the wireless sets and the media, fed discontent and ultimately inspired the sailors to strike. In Karachi, mutiny broke out on board the Royal Indian Navy ship, HMIS Hindustan off Manora Island. The ship, as well as shore establishments were taken over by mutineers. Later, it spread to the HMIS Bahadur. A naval central strike committee was formed on 19 February 1946, led by M. S. Khan and Madan Singh. The next day, ratings from Castle and Fort Barracks in Bombay, joined in the mutiny when rumours (which were untrue) spread that HMIS Talwar's ratings had been fired upon. Ratings left their posts and went around Bombay in lorries, holding aloft flags containing the picture of Subhash Chandra Bose. Several Indian naval officers who opposed the strike and sided with the British were thrown off the ship by ratings. Soon, the mutineers were joined by thousands of disgruntled ratings from Bombay, Karachi, Cochin and Vizag. Communication between the various mutinies was maintained through the wireless communication sets available in HMIS Talwar. Thus, the entire revolt was coordinated. The strike by the Naval ratings soon took serious proportions. Hundreds of strikers from the sloops, minesweepers and shore establishments in Bombay demonstrated for 2 hours along Hornby Road near VT (now the very busy D.N. Road near CST). British personnel of the Defence forces were singled out for attacks by the strikers who were armed with hammers, crowbars and hockey sticks. The White Ensign was lowered from the ships...read more