Why was Bose diminished on Republic Day?
We measure power through size. Check any political poster. The boss gets the biggest face. Others in the pecking order descend till the miniature at the end. Why was Subhas Chandra Bose struggling among the also-rans in the Bengal Republic Day tableau? Swami Vivekananda, understandably, had pride of place. But it might have been better to keep Bose out of the jumble rather than literally reduce his stature. If Bengal forgets, how long will India remember the only Indian to head a government of united India?
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