Hanneman, Marie L.2021-03-082021-03-082018-032229-4880https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/3939Bengali intellectuals, nationalists and independence activists played a prominent role in the Indian independence movement; many shared connections with Japan. This article examines nationalism in the Indian independence movement through the lens of Bengali interaction with Japanese Pan-Asianism, focusing on the contrasting responses of Rabindranath Tagore and Subhas Chandra Bose to Japan’s Pan-Asianist claims.enPan-AsianismRabindranath TagoreSubhas Chandra BoseImperialismNationalismBengali IntellectualsArticle