During this period the most exciting news was the sudden disappearance of Subhas Chandra Bose from their house in Calcutta where he was under surveillance of the British Government Police. I was only amazed by the news that he simply vanished and nobody could find any clue about it. My parents were however very agitated and often discussed the matter in hushed tones. There were so many stories running. Some people said that he went to have some fresh air near the Outram Ghat accompanied by the Prime Minister of Bengal and then suddenly jumped into a Japanese submarine anchoring in the Ganges and the submarine immediately vanished from the scene. Another story was that a sadhu came to visit him and after talking to him for some minutes left. When the people went to his room to serve him food after about a few hours, he was not there and the sadhu was also not there. I remember having seen Subhas Chandra from quite a distance when he came to Jalpaiguri to address a meeting. I do not remember the exact date or the year. But it must be either in 1938 or 1939. My mother along with me accompanied by a few of the family members went to see him. I faintly remember his appearance.
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