December 1995 : Azad Hind Expedition
James and other INA veterans were honoured for their contribution in the struggle for India’s independence at a function held in Kuala Lumpur.
Category: INA
Late 1945 : Airlifted to Calcutta
“My friend Captain Lakshmi said I should go to India, and I went to India with some letters for Bhulabhai Desai who was leading the Congress defence (Red Fort Trials)
May 1945 : INA Surrendered
“In Rangoon, I did not surrender. I went into the countryside. I lived there for sometime. Then I met a man called Amritlal Seth, he was the man who really
3rd June 1944 : Battle of Imphal
James was a member of the Azad brigade stationed at Palel, about 250 miles from Rangoon. At the Battle of Imphal, on June 3 1944, James was the only one
July 1943 : Recruited by the INA
“Give me blood and I will give your freedom.” This was the rallying cry of the Indian National Army (“INA”). James joined the INA in 1943 in Singapore. He held