Anita Bose Pfaff (born 29 November 1942) is an Austrian-born economist, who has previously been a professor at the

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as well as a politician in the

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. She is the daughter of Indian

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Subhas Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose ( ; 23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945 * * * * * * * * *) was an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Imperia ...

(1897–1945) and his wife, or companion,

Emilie Schenkl Emilie Schenkl (26 December 1910 – 13 March 1996) was an Austrian stenographer, secretary and trunk exchange operator. She was the wife or the companion of Subhas Chandra Bose, an Indian nationalist leader. Schenkl met Bose in 1934, and ...

Early life

Pfaff is the only child of

and

, who—with a view to attempting an armed attack on the

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with the help of Imperial Japan—left Schenkl and Pfaff in Europe, and moved to southeast Asia, when Pfaff was four months old. Pfaff was raised by her mother, who worked shifts in the trunk office during the postwar years to support the family, which included Pfaff's maternal grandmother. Pfaff was not given her father's last name at birth, and grew up as Anita Schenkl.

Academic career

As of 2012, Pfaff was a professor of economics at the

Marriage and family

Pfaff is married to Professor Martin Pfaff, who was previously a member of the

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(the German parliament), representing the

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. They have three children: Peter Arun, Thomas Krishna and Maya Carina.

Media

Pfaff is mentioned in the

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film '' Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero''.

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National Congress

References

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External links

Subhash Chandra Bose Wife Story

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pfaff, Anita Bose 1942 births Living people 20th-century Austrian politicians 21st-century Austrian politicians Subhas Chandra Bose University of Augsburg faculty Austrian people of Bengali descent Austrian people of Indian descent Austrian emigrants to Germany People from Vienna