Laid To Rest : The Controversy Over Subhas Chandra Bose’s Death

Laid to Rest: The Controversy over Subhas Chandra Bose’s Death is the most comprehensive

compilation of hard evidence ever presented on the still hotly-debated demise of one of the heroes of the Indian

freedom movement. It pieces together a plethora of first-hand, eye-witness accounts of the plane crash at Taipei

that resulted in Subhas Bose breathing his last in a Japanese military hospital, his cremation and the transfer

of his ashes to Japan, where they remain till date.

In a veritable tour de force, the book presents irrefutable, overwhelming testimonies from survivors of the

crash, people who were at Bose’s bedside when he passed away, attendees at the cremation and couriers of

the mortal remains to Tokyo and ultimately to its current resting place at Renkoji temple. Indian, Japanese and

Taiwanese nationals unite to provide an unimpeachable and unanimous verdict. The publication decimates

conspiracy theories; and questions successive Indian governments for ignoring the plaintive cry of Bose’s

Austrian widow and economist daughter to apply closure to a needless and never-ending controversy.