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Parakram Diwas: The enigma of Gumnami Baba lives on.
Rarely ever in history has the enigma of a leader lived on for more than half a century after his demise. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose may have died in an air crash in August 1945, but for those who believe in him, he lives on and on as the ellusive Gumnami Baba .
Gumnami, in Hindi, means anonymity.
Gumnami Baba whom many believe was actually Netaji (Bose) lived in the guise of a sadhu at several places in Uttar Pradesh, including Naimisharanya (Nimsar), Basti, Ayodhya and Faizabad.
He kept changing his place of abode, mostly within the city itself.
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Rarely ever in history has the enigma of a leader lived on for more than half a century after his demise.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose may have "died" in an air crash in August 1945, but for those who believe in him, he lives on and on .
The Netaji Mystery: Marking the End of Another âBabaâ Story
Gumnami-baba was not the first or only sadhu who was portrayed as Netaji by claimants who believed that Bose did not die in a plane crash at Formosa in 1945.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Photo: Public domain image
History20/Dec/2020
It is not surprising that among the stories mystifying Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s death, the ‘Baba’ stories appealed more to the people than any others. India being the land of sadhus and mystics it is but natural that people would like to believe that their immortal Netaji would lead an eternal life in the form of a sadhu.