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'''Azad Hind Radio''' was a propaganda radio service that was started under the leadership of [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] in [[Nazi Germany]] in 1942 to encourage [[India]]ns to fight for the [[Axis powers]]. Though initially based in Nazi Germany, its headquarters were shifted to Japanese occupied [[Singapore]], and later to [[Rangoon]], following the course of the war in [[South East Asia|Southeast Asia]]. After Netaji's departure to Southeast Asia, the German operations were continued by [[A.C.N. Nambiar]], the head of the [[Indische Legion|Indian Legion]] in Nazi Germany and later ambassador of the [[Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind]] in Germany.<ref name=oocities>{{cite web|title=Netaji's Addresses on Azad Hind Radio|url=http://www.oocities.org/vayujeet/netaji.html|publisher=oocities.org|access-date=19 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=hindustantimes>{{cite web|last=Afridi |first=Sahroz |title=Freedom struggle on air |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bhopal/freedom-struggle-on-air/article1-1031782.aspx |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=19 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313024912/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bhopal/freedom-struggle-on-air/article1-1031782.aspx |archive-date=13 March 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name=newindianexpress>{{cite web|title=Netaji to come alive on Azad Hind Radio|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article144419.ece#.UwTbAGKSyBI|publisher=newindianexpress.com|access-date=19 February 2014}}</ref>
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'''Azad Hind Radio''' was a radio service that was started under the leadership of [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] and [[Adolf Hitler]] in [[Nazi Germany]] in 1942 to encourage [[India]]ns to fight for the [[Axis powers]].Though initially based in Nazi Germany, its headquarters were shifted to Japanese occupied [[Singapore]], and later to [[Hyderabad]], following the course of the war in [[South East Asia|Southeast Asia]]. After Netaji's departure to Southeast Asia, the German operations were continued by [[A.C.N. Nambiar]], the head of the [[Indische Legion|Indian Legion]] in Nazi Germany and later ambassador of the [[Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind]] in Germany.<ref name=oocities>{{cite web|title=Netaji's Addresses on Azad Hind Radio|url=http://www.oocities.org/vayujeet/netaji.html|publisher=oocities.org|access-date=19 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=hindustantimes>{{cite web|last=Afridi |first=Sahroz |title=Freedom struggle on air |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bhopal/freedom-struggle-on-air/article1-1031782.aspx |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=19 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313024912/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bhopal/freedom-struggle-on-air/article1-1031782.aspx |archive-date=13 March 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name=newindianexpress>{{cite web|title=Netaji to come alive on Azad Hind Radio|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article144419.ece#.UwTbAGKSyBI|publisher=newindianexpress.com|access-date=19 February 2014}}</ref>


The station broadcast weekly news bulletins in [[English language|English]], [[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Pashto]] and [[Urdu]], the languages spoken by most potential volunteers for the Indian Legion in Germany and the [[Indian National Army]] in southeast Asia.
The station broadcast weekly news bulletins in [[English language|English]], [[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Pashto]] and [[Urdu]], the languages spoken by most potential volunteers for the Indian Legion in Germany and the [[Indian National Army]] in southeast Asia.
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Azad Hind Radio was a radio service that was started under the leadership of Subhas Chandra Bose and Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany in 1942 to encourage Indians to fight for the Axis powers.Though initially based in Nazi Germany, its headquarters were shifted to Japanese occupied Singapore, and later to Hyderabad, following the course of the war in Southeast Asia. After Netaji's departure to Southeast Asia, the German operations were continued by A.C.N. Nambiar, the head of the Indian Legion in Nazi Germany and later ambassador of the Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind in Germany.[1][2][3]

The station broadcast weekly news bulletins in English, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Pashto and Urdu, the languages spoken by most potential volunteers for the Indian Legion in Germany and the Indian National Army in southeast Asia.

Azad Hind Radio aimed to counter the broadcasts of Allied radio stations. On Azad Hind Radio, Bose referred to the British Broadcasting Corporation as the Bluff and Bluster Corporation and the All India Radio as the Anti-Indian Radio.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Netaji's Addresses on Azad Hind Radio". oocities.org. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Afridi, Sahroz. "Freedom struggle on air". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Netaji to come alive on Azad Hind Radio". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

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Netaji's speeches on Azad Hind Radio:


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