Azad Hind, English edition, front page (Syonan/Singapore, 16 April 1945)
Front page of the English Azad Hind, 16 April 1945. The lead 'Pres. Roosevelt's Sudden Death Held Irreparable Loss To Anglo-Saxons' is credited to Netaji (Bose) himself, 'Enemy's Colossal Loss In Ships In Okinawa Waters' and '49 Enemy Super Forts Shot Down Over Tokyo In Indiscriminate Raid' report Japanese-side tallies only, and the left-hand column calls the Allies' policies 'imperialistic' in place of evidence.
- Date
- April 16, 1945
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Indian Independence League Headquarters (Azad Hind, organ of the League, printed in Japanese-occupied Singapore, called Syonan)
- Region
- South Asia
- Medium
- Newspaper pages
- Issuer type
- Movement
- Leader
- Subhas Chandra Bose
- Audience
- Diaspora or minority
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- World War II
- Techniques
- Card stackingName-calling
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (uploaded during the Subhas Chandra Bose 125th birth anniversary campaign), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (Commons tags PD-Azad Hind, PD-Singapore, PD-Japan; issued 1945)
Azad Hind (English edition), Vol. 2 No. 87, 16 April 1945; via Wikimedia Commons
Text on the object
[handwritten, above masthead] 443 UNITY FAITH SACRIFICE AZAD HIND 161 & 163, Cecil St., Syonan. ENGLISH EDITION Tel. Nos. 3491 & 3492 Ext. 7 Organ of the Indian Independence League Headquarters. Vol. 2.—No. 87. MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2605, SYOWA 20 7 Cents [left column] TODAY and TOMORROW Blow To Anglo-U.S. "HOW does Roosevelt's death affect the world outlook?" The death of President Roosevelt is, beyond question, an irreparable blow to the anti-Axis Powers. ... [headlines] Enemy's Colossal Loss In Ships In Okinawa Waters / 326 Warcraft Either Sunk Or Damaged Since Start Of Invasion Operations PRES. ROOSEVELT'S SUDDEN DEATH HELD IRREPARABLE LOSS TO ANGLO-SAXONS Nobody Else In Anti-Axis Camp Can Replace Him, Declares Netaji Br. Government Can't Set Things Right In India / Only Govt. Of Responsible Indian Leaders Can Solve Problems Foe Forces In Okinawa Front Repulsed; Twelve Ships Sunk, Damaged 49 Enemy Super Forts Shot Down Over Tokyo In Indiscriminate Raid U.S. War Casualties Nearing 900,000 Mark Enemy Vehicles Blasted In Central Burma Sector
Read from the 960 px page image. Only the masthead, the headlines and the opening words of selected items are transcribed; '...' marks omitted body text. Small print in the body columns is not reliably legible at this size.
