Since joining the freedom movement of the country, in 1921, Subhash Chandra Bose has been speaking in clear terms in support of socialism. His ideas on socialism are important and still relevant in the present context of the political situation in India and abroad.

a. Delivering the Presidential address at the All India Trade Union Congress in Calcutta, on 4 July 1931, Subhash Chandra said:

'1 have no doubt in my own mind that the salvation of India, as of the world, depends on socialism. India should learn from and profit by the experience of other nations -- but India should be able to evolve her own methods in keeping with her own needs and her own environment. In applying any theory to practice, you can never rule out geography or history. If you attempt it, you are bound to fail. India should, therefore, evolve her own form of socialism. When the whole world is engaged in socialistic experiments, why should we not do the same? It may be that the form of socialism which India will evolve will have something new and original about it which will be of benefit to the whole world.'