Summary
Anita Bose Pfaff (née Schenkl, born 29 November 1942) is an Austrian economist, who has previously been a professor at the University of Augsburg as well as a politician in the Social Democratic Party of Germany.[1] She is the daughter of Indian nationalist Subhas Chandra Bose (1897–1945) and his wife[2] Emilie Schenkl.[3]
Anita Bose Pfaff | |
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 Bose Pfaff with the former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, February 2013. | |
| Born | Anita Schenkl 29 November 1942 |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Spouse | Martin Pfaff |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | |
Early life edit
Pfaff is the only child of Emilie Schenkl and Subhas Chandra Bose, who—with a view to attempting an armed attack on the British Indian Empire with the help of Imperial Japan—left Schenkl and Pfaff in Europe, and moved to southeast Asia, when Pfaff was four months old.[4][4] Pfaff was raised by her mother, who worked shifts in a telephone trunk office during the postwar years to support the family, which included Pfaff's maternal grandmother.[5] Pfaff was not given her father's last name at birth, and grew up as Anita Schenkl.[5]
Academic career edit
As of 2012, Pfaff was a professor of economics at the University of Augsburg.[1]
Marriage and family edit
Pfaff is married to Professor Martin Pfaff, who was previously a member of the Bundestag (the German parliament), representing the SPD. They have three children: Peter Arun, Thomas Krishna and Maya Carina.[6]
Media edit
Pfaff is mentioned in the Bollywood film Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ a b "'To have an iconic dad is, of course, difficult' says Anita Bose Pfaff, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's daughter".
- ^ Gordon 1990, pp. 344–345.
- ^ Hayes 2011, p. 15.
- ^ a b Hayes 2011, p. 159.
- ^ a b Madhuri Bose (12 November 2015). The Bose Brothers and Indian Independence: An Insider's Account. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-93-5150-396-5.
- ^ "Netaji's daughter speaks!". rediff.com.
Notes edit
Citations edit
- Bose, Sarmila (2005), "Love in the Time of War: Subhas Chandra Bose's Journeys to Nazi Germany (1941) and towards the Soviet Union (1945)", Economic and Political Weekly, 40 (3): 249–256, JSTOR 4416082
- Bose, Sugata (2011), His Majesty's Opponent: Subhas Chandra Bose and India's Struggle against Empire, Harvard University Press, ISBN 978-0-674-04754-9, retrieved 22 September 2013
- Gordon, Leonard A. (1990), Brothers against the Raj: a biography of Indian nationalists Sarat and Subhas Chandra Bose, Columbia University Press, ISBN 978-0-231-07442-1, retrieved 17 November 2013
- Hayes, Romain (2011), Subhas Chandra Bose in Nazi Germany: Politics, Intelligence and Propaganda 1941–1943, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-932739-3, retrieved 22 September 2013
External links edit
- Subhash Chandra Bose Wife Story
- Anita Bose-Daughter of SC Bose speaks