Indian
Active role in India's freedom struggle
Bhagat Ram Talwar (between 10–31 December 1908 — 1983) played an active role in India's freedom struggle, and was most known for his role as the friend of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.[1] Talwar helped Bose escape from house arrest in January, 1941. They made the dangerous journey from Calcutta to Kabul and Netaji eventually made it to Germany. Unknown to Bose, Talwar was a spy for at least five countries, namely, Germany, Japan, USSR, Italy and British-ruled India.[2][3] Also known by the alias Silver, he was a freedom fighter and a peasant leader from the North-West Frontier Province in present-day Pakistan, and thus identified himself as a "Hindu Pathan."[4] He was of Punjabi descent.[5] He was an agent and prominent figure of the Kirti Kisan Party.[6]
Bhagat Ram Talwar's older brother, Hari Kishan Talwar (born 2 December 1908), was sentenced and hanged on 9 June 1931 by the British for his assassination attempt on the British Governor of Punjab, Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency.[7]
Mihir Bose wrote a book on Bhagat titled "The Indian Spy: The True Story of the Most Remarkable Secret Agent of World War II" published by Aleph.[3]
References
- ↑ A footnote in history. Mid-day.
- ↑ The Enigma of Subhas Chandra Bose. Hindustan Times.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Spy Who Came From the Cold, Tharakan, Hormis. Open The Magazine(2017-05-31). Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- ↑ Why did Winston Churchill hate the Hindus and prefer the Muslims?, Bose, Mihir(4 April 2017).
- ↑ Silver: The man who betrayed Subhas Chandra Bose. Mint(27 May 2017).
- ↑ The Talwars of Pathan Land and Subhash Chandra's Great Escape{{#if:Talwar|, Talwar}. People's Publishing House(1976)
- ↑ The Lost Letter(22 March 2014). Retrieved 28 December 2016.