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Abid Ali
Allegiance Flag of Azad Hind Azad Hind
Service/branch Indian National Army
Rank Captain
Battles/wars

World War II

Captain Abid Ali was an officer in the Indian National Army and an ADC to Subhas Chandra Bose.[1] He had accompanied Bose on his U-boat trip from Germany to Japan, closer to the INA's theater of war.[2] He is known for his Hindi-Urdu version of Jana Gana Mana (later to become India's national anthem), which was called Sab sukh chain and became the anthem of the Indian National Army and the Provisional Government of Free India (or Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind).[3]

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  1. Raj Mal Kasliwal (1983). "Netaji, Azad Hind Fauz, and After". Today & Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers. http://books.google.com/?id=gIkeAAAAMAAJ. "Snippet: ... Captain Abid Ali came to Malaya with Netaji from Germany in a submarine. He remained one of the ADC and trusted men of Netaji. ..." 
  2. Shah Nawaz Khan (1946). "My Memories of I.N.A. & Its Netaji". Rajkamal Publications, Delhi, India. http://books.google.com/?id=KmkDAAAAMAAJ. "Snippet: ... Throughout his journey from Berlin to Tokyo, Netaji was accompanied by a Muslim youngman by the name of Mr. Abid Ali Hasan who was acting as his ADC. It is ..." 
  3. "A tribute to the legendary composer of National Anthem". 2002-05-04. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020504/windows/main2.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-10. "Snippet: ... Capt Ram Singh would be remembered for his composition of Jana Gana Mana, the original script of which was a little different. It was Sukh Chain Kee Barkha Barse, Bharat Bagiya Hai Jaga. The song was based on a poem by Rabindranath Tagore and was translated into Hindi by Abid Ali. ..." 
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