VARANASI: With the commencement of the year-long celebrations in the country to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on Saturday, various events were also organised by different organisations in Varanasi to mark the occasion.
A two-day function -Subhas Mahotsava was organised by the Vishal Bharat Sansthan at the Indresh Nagar in Lamahi village, where a temple dedicated to Netaji has been constructed with a 6-ft statue of Netaji. The function was attended by senior RSS functionary Indresh Kumar and many other distinguished persons.
Deputy commissioner (industries), Virendra Kumar, distributed sewing machines to 25 trained women on the occasion. A cultural programme was also organised. VBS founder director, Dr. Rajiv Srivastava, said the followers of Netaji would congregate here on January 22 and 23 every year to celebrate his birth anniversary.