378 IndexHargrove, Betty, 89
Harijan movement and journal, 2, 115, 310
Hasan, Abid, 206, 207, 240, 256, 302, 307; as
Bose’s aide on journey to Asia, 232, 233–
235, 236; career in in de pen dent India,
369n41; in China, 263; proclamation of in-
de pen dence and, 254; recruitment of Indian
prisoners of war and, 209–210, 226; in Sin-
gapore, 238, 244, 253; on unity of Indian
soldiers, 281–282
Hatta, Mohammad, 264
Hayashida Tatsuo, 316, 324
Hegel, G. W. F., 27, 33
Herbert, John, 182
Herzen, Alexander, 83
Hewel, Walther, 220
High Command, of Congress, 79, 150; alterna-
tive to, 166; Bengal committee appointed
by, 167–168; Bose disciplined by, 167, 168;
Bose’s criticism of, 178; compromise with
British imperialism, 172, 173; Second World
War and, 171, 173. See also Indian National
Congress (Congress party)
Hikari Kikan, 244, 260, 285, 292, 302, 309
Hindi language, 140, 148, 225, 256
Hindu Mahasabha, 175
Hindu–Muslim relations, 123–124; “Bande
Mataram” song and, 124–125; Bose family
and, 24–25; before British rule, 18; chal-
lenge to British raj and, 48; coalition poli-
tics and, 149–152; communalism and, 174–
175; deterioration in, 114; Holwell
Monument protest and, 180; Mughal em-
pire and, 257; provincial coalition govern-
ments and, 119; Red Fort trial and, 323; in
sepoy mutiny (1857), 251; talks with Jinnah
about, 146–147; unity, 9, 10, 53–54, 58, 177
Hindus and Hinduism, 6, 59, 84, 165; ascetics,
26; “Bande Mataram” song and, 124; INA
soldiers, 252; majority provinces of, 177;
representation in legislature, 114; sages, 10;
in sepoy mutiny (1857), 251; Shakta strand,
19; soldiers, 226; Swaraj party and, 52; up-
per castes of Bengal, 18
Hindustani language, 3, 139, 140, 226, 241;
Bose’s speeches in, 244, 245, 297; as national
language of India, 256–257; radio broad-
casts in, 225
Hirohito, Emperor, 275
Hiroshima, atomic bombing of, 5, 297
Historical Geography of Europe, An (East), 115
History of En gland and the British Empire, A
(Innes), 36
Hitler, Adolf, 91, 201, 204, 240, 274; admira-
tion for Britain, 203; Axis policy toward Brit-
ish colonies and, 217–218; Bose’s meeting
with, 219–221; invasion of Soviet Union and,
202, 205, 216; plot to assassinate, 207, 210;
racism of, 109, 110, 219; Russia and, 122
Hoare, Samuel, 100
Hodge, Lt. Col. Vere, 118
Hodgson, J. Stuart, 101
Home Rule, 41
Hungary, 95
Hunger strikes, in prison, 76, 178, 181–182
Hunt, Colonel J. C., 241
Huq, Fazlul, 126, 150, 182, 212
Husain Shah, Sultan, 18
Hussain, Mumtaz, 238
Huxley, Aldous, 121
Imperialism, 1, 11, 178, 217; Anglo-American,
245; British Empire as keystone of world
imperialism, 142; famines and, 17; fascism
and, 132; Hitler’s vision of Anglo-German
collaboration, 91; Ital ian, 109; Japanese,
107, 122; Second World War and, 174, 215;
totalitarianism compared with, 172–173;
Western powers in Southeast Asia, 263–264.
See also British Empire; Raj (British India)
Imphal offensive, 271, 273, 275–278, 279–281,
326
Inde pen dence, of India, 5, 31, 82, 187; in con-
text of European con flicts, 104; dominion
sta tus as alternative to, 73, 74, 77, 78, 217;
eve of, 323; as foremost priority, 153; Ger-
man/Axis war aims and, 204, 205, 217–220;
Inde pen dence Day, 192, 230; India’s na-
tional anthem, 210–211; Japanese support
for, 240, 243; popular yearning for Bose’s
return and, 312; three-pronged strategy to
achieve, 296; tricolor flag, 275
Inde pen dence for India League, 73
India: anti-imperialist struggle of, 8, 142–143;
commissions and reports on Bose’s death,
317–320; INA troops in, 271–272; Maurya
Empire, 210; Pakistan’s relations with, 324;
pilgrimage sites, 27; rebellion of 1857 in, 4,
5, 7, 33, 246, 251; Second World War and,
176–177; social divisions in, 10; tasks faced
by, 286. See also Raj (British India); Regions,
of India