Has the Declassification of Netaji Files Been Politicised?

Bose’s declassified files ranging from 1922 till 1948 will now be displayed at the Calcutta Police Museum.

Amidst much fanfare, the West Bengal government yesterday released 64 files on Netaji Subash Chandra Bose that were in the state home department’s possession. Officially declassified, these files ranging from 1922 till 1948 will now be displayed at the Calcutta Police Museum. 

These files include correspondence between Netaji and his elder brother Sarat Chandra Bose as well as letters Netaji exchanged with Indian political leaders.

The once confidential files are displayed in glass enclosures on the first floor Archives and Reading Room of the museum. Soft copies of the over 10,000 pages are available for viewing on 10 terminals in an adjacent room together with a set of photocopied files.