Anuj Dhar

Anuj Dhar

Anuj Dhar is an author and journalist. He is the founder trustee of the Delhi based national non-profit trust Mission Netaji, which conducts research on the Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Formerly, he was a journalist with "The Hindustan Times".

Dhar was instrumental in earning valuable information from the Taiwan government that no plane crash involving Netaji Bose had happened in or around Taihoku airport on or around August 18, 1945. [ [http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=277465 outlookindia.com | wired ] ] The Justice Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry which probed into the disappearance of Bose, corroborated this finding. [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060518/main8.htm The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News ] ] But, the Indian government rejected the findings of the commission. [ [http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/19/stories/2006051906011500.htm The Hindu : National : Members demand full debate on panel report ] ] Ever since, Dhar and Mission Netaji have been fighting to bring out the truth, utilising the Right to Information Act. [http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/05_2007/govt-opposes-on-rti-on-netaji-file-41779.html] [ [http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/mar/17spec.htm Netaji did not die in aircrash: web site ] ] [ [http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/13netaji.htm Some Netaji files may be declassified ] ]

Dhar has also written a book on the Bose mystery, entitled "Back from Dead: Inside the Subhas Bose Mystery".

Bibliography

*"Back from Dead: Inside the Subhas Bose Mystery" (2005) ISBN 8170492378

ee also

*Death of Subhas Chandra Bose
*Bhagwanji
*Mission Netaji

External links

* [http://www.missionnetaji.org Mission Netaji website]
* [http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=9538 An interview with Anuj Dhar on DNA]

References


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