Netaji Subhas Bose's Secret Love Story: From Typist to Wife, a Hidden Marriage Revealed
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Netaji Subhas Bose's Secret Love Story: From Typist to Wife, a Hidden Marriage Revealed

  • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose met Emilie Schenkl in Vienna in 1934 when she became his typist during his exile due to ill health.
  • Their professional relationship evolved into a deep love, leading to a secret marriage in Bad Gastein, Austria, on December 26, 1936.
  • Bose wrote numerous passionate letters to Emilie, expressing his profound love and calling her "The Queen of My Heart."
  • The marriage was kept secret to protect Bose's political career and the independence movement, with even his family unaware for years.
  • They had a daughter, Anita Bose Pfaff, born in 1942, who later became a professor and mayor in Germany; Emilie never came to India.

Why It Matters: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had a secret love affair and marriage with Emilie Schenkl, his Austrian typist.

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