A vivid account of the Azad Hind Expedition that retraced the steps
of the braves of INA under the fiery leadership of Subhash Chandra Bose.
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The Road To Freedom takes the reader back to a time when 70,000 young
Indians waged war against the British Empire During World War II, the
Indian National Army (INA) developed from a band of PoWs into a fighting
machine that devastated British defences on India's eastern borders. Fifty
years later, the Azad Hind Expedition retraced the route taken
by the INA – driving through Singapore, Malaysia, Burma and across
the breadth of India from frontier Manipur to the Red Fort at New Delhi
the final goal of the liberation army.
The Road To Freedom brings the expeditions journey vividly to life,
through its evocative text and superb photography . The book also contains
several rare and extraordinary action-photography of the INA and its heroes.
Accompanying the Azad Hind Expedition were three battle-scarred
veterans of the INA, each a legend in his own time: Col Gurbaksh Singh
Dhillon, Col Lakshmi Sehgal and Capt SS Yadava. As the expedition traverses
those thick jungles and deep rivers, the high mountains and scorching
plains treaded by the braves of the INA, the veterans recall those glorious
days through the mists of memory. The text contains hair-raising accounts
of the battles won and defeats suffered; picturesque descriptions of the
expedition's adventures in distant lands. Mixing the story of the INA
with insightful observations of local people and customs, The Road
To Freedom is a highly unique portrait of 20th-century politics and
travel.
The Road To Freedom is sumptuously illustrated with outstanding photos.
Pictures that put us in touch with the people and spirit of the land:
the bustling city-state of Singapore with its manicured highways; snarling
Coconut Monkeys; the muddy Gulf of Martaban dotted with wooden crafts
ferrying villagers to its flat shores; the famous Moulmein pagoda "lying
lazily by the sea"; worshippers at the colossal Golden Rock perched precariously
in space, balanced by Buddha's hair; the gem-studded dome of the Schwedagon
Pagoda shining bright under a full moon; the sprawl of exquisitely carved,
ancient temples at Anantapur; the colourful floating market of Inle Lake;
the Giraffe Women of the northern jungles of Burma...over 120 colour plates.
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