Anita Bose Pfaff
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Anita Bose Pfaff (born 1942 in Vienna
) is the daughter of India
n freedom fighter and nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose (Netaji) and his Austrian wife, Emilie Schenkl
.
Anita Bose Pfaff, Netaji's only child, was born in Vienna where her father visited in 1934 for medical treatment. During his stay Netaji asked an Indian friend to locate an English-speaking secretary to help him with a book he was planning to author.
The friend, who ran an English conversation course, introduced him to Emilie Schenkl in June 1934. Emilie was the daughter of a prominent veterinary surgeon. They soon fell in love and married in December 1937 in Bad Gastein as per Hindu
customs to avoid Nazi conjugal law.
.
member of the Bundestag
, the German parliament. They have three children: Peter Arun, Thomas Krishna and Maya Carina.
Anita Bose was brought up by her mother as her father, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, was engulfed in the struggle for India's independence.
film Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
.
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
) is the daughter of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n freedom fighter and nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose (Netaji) and his Austrian wife, Emilie Schenkl
Emilie Schenkl
Emilie Schenkl , an Austrian-born national, was the secretary of Subhas Chandra Bose, a leader in the Indian Independence Movement. She was married to Bose in 1937 in Bad Gastein, Austria or in 1941 or in 1942, in Berlin, Germany. Bose and Emilie Schenkl had a daughter, Anita Bose Pfaff , who is a...
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Anita Bose Pfaff, Netaji's only child, was born in Vienna where her father visited in 1934 for medical treatment. During his stay Netaji asked an Indian friend to locate an English-speaking secretary to help him with a book he was planning to author.
The friend, who ran an English conversation course, introduced him to Emilie Schenkl in June 1934. Emilie was the daughter of a prominent veterinary surgeon. They soon fell in love and married in December 1937 in Bad Gastein as per Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
customs to avoid Nazi conjugal law.
Academic career
Anita is a Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Economics in the University of AugsburgUniversity of Augsburg
The University of Augsburg is a university located in the Universitätsviertel section of Augsburg, Germany. It was founded in 1970 and is organized in 7 Faculties....
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Marriage and Family
Anita, who was born in 1942, is married to Professor Martin Pfaff, formerly a SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
member of the Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
, the German parliament. They have three children: Peter Arun, Thomas Krishna and Maya Carina.
Anita Bose was brought up by her mother as her father, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, was engulfed in the struggle for India's independence.
In Media
There is a mention of Anita Bose in BollywoodBollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
The music score that accompanies the film was composed by A. R. Rahman. The soundtrack features 19 pieces composed by Rahman, including 13 instrumentals and orchestral themes, in addition to 6 further songs, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Performers include the Western Choir Chennai and the Mumbai...
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