His Majesty\'s Opponent. Subhas Chandra Bose and India\'s Struggle Against Empire

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that had been built to host the Congress session. It took two hours for
the pro ces sion to travel the distance of two miles as the- rural folk of
Gujarat gave Subhas a rapturous welcome. The temporary complex,
designed to accommodate 50,000 residents and 200,000 daily visitors,
had been named Vithal- nagar after Vallabhbhai Patel’s elder brother,
with whom Subhas had worked closely in Europe. The structures made


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