Tokyo [Japan], January 23 (ANI): Recalling his “unparalleled contribution to India’s history,” Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma paid tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 128th start anniversary immediately on the Indian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan.
CM Sarma, who’s in Japan, took to X and said that Japan had a “special relation” with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
“Japan had a special relation with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Today, I began my day in Tokyo by paying floral tributes to Netaji at the Indian Embassy. I recollected his visits to Japan and the arduous efforts he undertook to secure Japan’s support in fighting colonial rule. We remain deeply influenced by Netaji’s thoughts and his unparalleled contribution to India’s history,” CM Sarma posted on X.
January 23 can be celebrated as Parakram Diwas to commemorate the start anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The Central authorities had declared January 23 as Parakram Diwas in 2021.
Subhash Chandra Bose was an Indian freedom fighter who was born in Cuttack, Odisha on 23 January 1897. His start anniversary is well known yearly as Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti.
Born to advocate Janakinath Bose in Odisha’s Cuttack on January 23, 1897, Netaji went on to play a key position within the freedom motion.
Subhash Chandra Bose can be recognized for establishing the Azad Hind Fauj.
There are many well-known inspirational quotes given by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Some of them had been “Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom!”, “Life loses half its interest if there is no struggle — if there are no risks to be taken”, “Freedom is not given, it is taken” and “No real change in history has ever been achieved by discussions.”While there’s a controversy over Bose’s dying in a airplane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945, the Central authorities had in an RTI (Right to Information) in 2017 confirmed that he had died within the incident.
Meanwhile, on the event of Parakram Diwas 2025, a grand celebration is about to unfold from January 23 to 25, 2025 at Barabati Fort within the historic metropolis of Cuttack, the birthplace of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, in line with an official launch from the Ministry of Culture.
The multifaceted celebration will honour the legacy of Netaji on his 128th start anniversary. The three-day occasion, scheduled for Twenty third-Twenty fifth January, will probably be inaugurated by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi immediately.
Following the federal government’s choice to commemorate Netaji’s start anniversary as ‘Parakram Diwas’, the primary Parakram Diwas was held that yr at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata.
The yr 2022 noticed the revealing of a hologram statue of Netaji at India Gate, New Delhi; and in 2023, 21 unnamed islands within the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago had been named after the 21 Param Vir Chakra Awardees. In 2024, the Prime Minister had inaugurated the occasion on the historic Red Fort in Delhi, the positioning of the INA trials.
Continuing the custom, this yr the Parakram Diwas celebration is being organised by the Ministry of Culture at Cuttack, Netaji’s birthplace and the town that formed his early sensibilities.
The three-day-long occasion will begin with the Odisha Chief Minister and different dignitaries paying homage to Netaji and hoisting the National Flag on the home the place Netaji was born, which has now been transformed to a Museum devoted to him.
Subsequently, the Parakram Diwas celebration at Barabati fort will start with a video message by the Prime Minister and can characteristic a Book, Photo and Archival exhibition centered on Netaji’s life, showcasing uncommon images, letters and paperwork in addition to an AR/VR show chronicling his outstanding journey.
A Sculpture workshop and a portray competition-cum-workshop are additionally being deliberate on the event. The occasion may even characteristic cultural performances honouring Netaji’s legacy and highlighting the wealthy cultural custom of Odisha. Besides, movies on Netaji’s life may even be screened through the occasion. (ANI)