Netaji's ashes should be brought back from Japan: Daughter Anita
What's the story
Freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's daughter Anita Bose-Pfaff said his remains should be brought back to India from Japan, giving closure to the matter.
She was speaking in London at the book launch of "Laid to Rest" by journalist Ashis Ray which collates the findings of 11 different investigations concluding Netaji died on August 18, 1945, in a plane crash in Taipei.
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Anita hopes remains' return can be done without any controversy
"I hope that we get closure on this matter and that we get the remains returned and I hope we can do this without controversy because that would be the worst thing we could do for Netaji's memory," said Anita Bose-Pfaff.
Mystery
Many refused to believe that Bose died in plane crash
Many have refused to believe that Bose died in the plane crash. Ray's book lays out his investigations into the incident.
Bose-Pfaff said she understood why so many people, both relatives and admirers, had been reluctant to accept this tragic account of events, pointing out that the difficulties in communicating internationally at the time meant nobody could be immediately certain of the facts.
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My father was a romantic and tragic hero: Anita
"People like mysteries, and my father was a romantic and tragic hero and so somehow it was not so surprising," Bose-Pfaff said, who is now an economist based in Germany.
Life as Netaji's daughter
I tried to educate myself to be humble: Anita
Bose-Pfaff also talked about the impact on her life being related to such a significant political figure, explaining that living outside India meant she did not feel the pressure experienced by the children of other leaders.
"My mother said, 'Your father was a great man but that doesn't make you a great anything.' I tried to educate myself to be humble," she added.