British journalist Mihir Bose is re-releasing his book on one of the most controversial figures of the Indian freedom struggle - Subas Chandra Bose - next week after completely revising and updating his previous edition. A launch event at the Nehru Centre will be held on 1st October.

Mihir Bose published the original novel in 1982, though he is not related to the revolutionary in his book. It now incorporates much new, previously secret, material. This includes the top secret files on Subas Chandra Bose kept by IPI, the Raj's MI5, and also other previously secret documents on the activities of a man called Silver who was meant to be Bose's agent in India but went on to became the agent of the Italians, Germans, Russians and the British - a real life Kim and the most remarkable spy of the second world war.

The author has written twenty one books so far, ranging from histories and biographies to books on business, cricket and football. Currently at the Daily Telegraph, which he joined in 1995, he specialises in investigative sports reporting, particularly the growing field of sports business and politics.

Having come to England in 1969 to study, he qualified as a chartered accountant but took up a career in writing and was at the Sunday Times for over 20 years. He has written for all the major papers in Britain at one time.

The subject of his book was one of the most remarkable figures to emerge from India's long and colourful freedom struggle. In some western eyes he is the ultimate pariah, the great villain who sought the help of the Axis powers during the war meeting Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo to get military help for Indian independence and even forming the Indian National Army to fight the British.

But for millions of Indians he is a great national hero who showed that Indians were very far from the pacifists portrayed by Gandhi and could fight for their freedom. The book lays out riveting new details on his personal life, intrigue surrounding the freedom struggle and his death in a plane crash.

The author says that it is a must have for 'anybody interested in India, its struggle for freedom and the secret, revolutionary, politics of the Raj before and during the second world war.'

Raj, Secrets, Revolution, A life of Subhas Chandra Bose is being launched at The Nehru Centre on Friday, October 1, 6.45pm

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