He famously introduced the slogan 'Jai Hind', which translates to 'victory belongs to India' that is used for official and semi-official purposes including army salutes, moral upliftment and in pop culture.
While he was a student in Germany during World War II, Abid Hasan met Subhas Chandra Bose and decided to join the Indische Legion.
Over the course of the reformation of the INA and its campaigns in the south east Asian theatre, Hasan rose to be a Major in the Azad Hind Fauj.
Over a long diplomatic career, Hasan served as the Indian Ambassador to a number of countries including Egypt and Denmark before retiring in 1969 and settling back in Hyderabad.
[6] His Hindi-Urdu translation of Jana Gana Mana with the music from Ram Singh Thakuri, became Shubh Sukh Chain, the anthem of the Provisional Government of Free India.