166. More Encounters between P.P.Doctorjee and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose:



During P.P.Doctorjee’s 1939 visit to Nasik city (Maharashtra province), Shri Balaji Huddar (a former Sangha activist) and Dr. Sanzagiri (a close associate of Netaji) came to see him for a top secret, private visit. Dr. Sanzagiri was carrying a secret personal message for P.P.Doctorjee, from Netaji.

Netaji had prepared some detailed plans for a giant, nationwide revolutionary uprising against the British regime in India. Netaji had consulted, in private, many senior Revolutionary Freedom fighters, especially those from Bengal. In all these discussions, naturally, P.P.Doctorjee’s name emerged, at the top of the list of national leaders for such a giant effort. Hence the visit of Messers Huddar and Dr. Sanzagiri. Netaji wanted P.P.Doctorjee’s advice, and possibly, even his participation in the event. P.P.Doctorjee studied the entire details of the plan with great care. His sharp, incisive analytical skill was legendary in such matters. He soon detected the fatal flaw that would doom the entire plan to an early failure.

The whole plan was based upon help from Europeans and other foreign nations. There was almost zero participation from Indians in this proposed giant uprising for India’s freedom.

With great humility and persuasion, P.P.Doctorjee explained this to Dr. Sanzagiri and Shri Huddar. He said: “Depending entirely on the strength of foreigners, is an unworkable assumption. Even if foreigners helped us a bit, we Indians must be prepared to take on the major brunt of the responsibilities, as well as the consequences. Has this groundwork been prepared? Are our people ready to take on at least 50% of the responsibilities? Does Netaji have at least 100 Revolutionary Freedom Fighters, who have supremely resolved for the ultimate self-sacrifice? For, such a challenge would undoubtedly come. Without adequate prior preparation, any dangerous adventurism would surely result in only a lost cause!”

Convinced of P.P.Doctorjee’s accurate logic, Messers Dr. Sanzagiri and Huddar returned to Netaji, and relayed to him P.P.Doctorjee’s advice.

In all probability, Netaji accepted the wisdom of the advice with great calmness and grace, because he was a very pragmatic man. Later, in 1940, Netaji came to Nagpur for a conference of his “Forward Block” group within the Indian National Congress. When he came personally to see P.P.Doctorjee, alas! P.P.Doctorjee was on his deathbed, in his stupor and was in his very last days.

When Netaji saw and knew about P.P.Doctorjee’s health, he told the swayamsevaks to let P.P.Doctorjee rest undisturbed; and that he will perhaps meet with P.P.Doctorjee, sometime in the future. Unfortunately; since P.P.Doctorjee passed away very soon thereafter, that “Sometime in the future” never came! (Netaji himself died in a fatal air crash or submarine accident in 1945 per news-reports, but the exact details of his death are unknown).

 

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