Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.s3.t7.3

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The main branch of the IIL in China was established in Shanghai. It had its headquarters at 157 Peking Road, as well as a military camp and an Azad Hind Club. The headquarters was later shifted to a *gurudwara* (Sikh house of worship) at 330 E Baoxing Road. The IIL Shanghai brought out two journals – *On to Delhi* in English, and *Chalo Delhi* in romanised Urdu. Initially, the President of the Shanghai IIL was B Bobby, a businessman with close links with Japan. Later Subhash Chandra Bose, who took over as the overall leader of the IIL and the INA in 1943, reorganised the Shanghai branch, with Chet Singh as the Chairman and J Rahman as the General Secretary. It was placed under a China Territorial Committee, which established and supervised