Background
She is the daughter of Indian nationalist Subhas Chandra Bose (1897–1945).
She is the daughter of Indian nationalist Subhas Chandra Bose (1897–1945).
Pfaff is the only child of Emilie Schenkl and Subhas Chandra Bose, who—with a view to attempting an armed attack on the British Raj 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.
Pfaff was Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Economics in the University of Augsburg.
Pfaff is mentioned in the Bollywood film Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero.
Pfaff is married to Professor Martin Pfaff, who was previously a member of the Bundestag (the German parliament), representing the Social Democratic Party of Germany.