"Let us honour his life as well as martyrdom": Grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary
Jan 23, 2025
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 23 : The grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Sugata Bose, on Thursday highlighted his granduncle's unwavering commitment to India's freedom struggle, urging the nation to celebrate not only his life but also the sacrifices he made for the country's independence.
Speaking to ANI, former Lok Sabha MP Bose urged the people to honour both Netaji's life and his martyrdom.
"Today is Netaji's birthday and we are focused on his life and work. At the Netaji Bhavan, we have been celebrating Netaji's ideas of equality and unity...We should be very clear that Netaji sacrificed his life fighting for his country's freedom...Let us honour his life as well as martyrdom," he said.
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar also mentioned that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's life journey has been a guiding force for the countrymen.
"Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was a personality who inspired the youth and taught patriotism. His sacrifice and life journey guide all of us," he said.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his address on the occasion of Jayanti of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, commemorated as Parakram Diwas via video message.
Greeting the people on the occasion, he said that the entire nation is remembering Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, respectfully, on his birth anniversary today. Paying his respects to Netaji Subhas Bose, PM Modi said that this year's grand celebrations of Parakram Diwas were being held in his birthplace in Odisha.
He congratulated the people and the Government of Odisha on the occasion. The Prime Minister said that there was a huge exhibition, based on the legacy of Netaji's life, held at Cuttack, Odisha.
In 2021, the central government officially designated January 23 as Parakram Diwas to mark the birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose.
The year 2022 saw the unveiling of a hologram statue of Netaji at India Gate, New Delhi, and in 2023, 21 unnamed islands in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago were named after the 21 Param Vir Chakra Awardees.
In 2024, the Prime Minister inaugurated the event at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, the site of the INA trials. Continuing the tradition, this year the Parakram Diwas celebration is being organised by the Ministry of Culture at Cuttack, Netaji's birthplace and the city that shaped his early sensibilities.
