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During P.P.Doctorjee’s 1939 visit to Nasik city (Maharashtra province), Shri
Balaji Huddar (a former Sangha activist) and Dr. Sanzagiri (a close associate
of Netaji) came to see him for a top secret, private visit. Dr. Sanzagiri was
carrying a secret personal message for P.P.Doctorjee, from Netaji.
Netaji had prepared some detailed plans for a giant, nationwide revolutionary
uprising against the British regime in India. Netaji had consulted, in
private, many senior Revolutionary Freedom fighters, especially those from
Bengal. In all these discussions, naturally, P.P.Doctorjee’s name emerged, at
the top of the list of national leaders for such a giant effort. Hence the
visit of Messers Huddar and Dr. Sanzagiri. Netaji wanted P.P.Doctorjee’s
advice, and possibly, even his participation in the event. P.P.Doctorjee
studied the entire details of the plan with great care. His sharp, incisive
analytical skill was legendary in such matters. He soon detected the fatal
flaw that would doom the entire plan to an early failure.
The whole plan was based upon help from Europeans and other foreign nations.
There was almost zero participation from Indians in this proposed giant
uprising for India’s freedom.
With great humility and persuasion, P.P.Doctorjee explained this to Dr.
Sanzagiri and Shri Huddar. He said: “Depending entirely on the strength of
foreigners, is an unworkable assumption. Even if foreigners helped us a bit,
we Indians must be prepared to take on the major brunt of the
responsibilities, as well as the consequences. Has this groundwork been
prepared? Are our people ready to take on at least 50% of the
responsibilities? Does Netaji have at least 100 Revolutionary Freedom
Fighters, who have supremely resolved for the ultimate self-sacrifice? For,
such a challenge would undoubtedly come. Without adequate prior preparation,
any dangerous adventurism would surely result in only a lost cause!”
Convinced of P.P.Doctorjee’s accurate logic, Messers Dr. Sanzagiri and Huddar
returned to Netaji, and relayed to him P.P.Doctorjee’s advice.
In all probability, Netaji accepted the wisdom of the advice with great
calmness and grace, because he was a very pragmatic man. Later, in 1940,
Netaji came to Nagpur for a conference of his “Forward Block” group within
the Indian National Congress. When he came personally to see P.P.Doctorjee,
alas! P.P.Doctorjee was on his deathbed, in his stupor and was in his very
last days.
When Netaji saw and knew about P.P.Doctorjee’s health, he told the
swayamsevaks to let P.P.Doctorjee rest undisturbed; and that he will perhaps
meet with P.P.Doctorjee, sometime in the future. Unfortunately; since
P.P.Doctorjee passed away very soon thereafter, that “Sometime in the future”
never came! (Netaji himself died in a fatal air crash or submarine accident
in 1945 per news-reports, but the exact details of his death are unknown).
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