CIVIL Services in India have commanded an elite
status ever since the first Indian, Satyendranath Tagore, was selected as an
Indian Civil Services (ICS) officer in 1863. Paradoxically, the aura of the
Service was heightened even more when young Subhash Chandra Bose quit the
service in 1921 despite being one of the top four in the competition, the
toughest in those days not only for the Indians but also for the British
aspirants. No other career for the youth was more precious than being a member
of the ICS. And yet, young Subhash chose to sacrifice his career impelled by
his conscience to serve the nation differently. No politician-not even Mahatma
Gandhi-has evoked more respect, love and awe across the masses than Netaji in
India. And his enigma has continued to haunt India’s consciousness to such an
extent that no one ever believed the news of his death in the air crash on
August 18, 1945.
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