Netaji Birth Anniversary: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Pays Tribute To Iconic Freedom Fighter Jan 23, 2021, 12:18 IST
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and many others paid tributes to India s national hero, Netaji Subash Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary today. Subhash Chandra Bose was fondly called as Netaji and he was an Indian freedom fighter. He was born on January 23, 1897 in Cuttack. Bose had said - “Life loses half its interest if there is no struggle-if there are no risks to be taken.
The twitter handle of Vice President of India tweeted, One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives. - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. My respectful tributes to the iconic freedom fighter and visionary leader, #Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary today.
WHO WAS SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE? Subhash Chandra Bose Subhash Chandra Bose is fondly remembered as one of the greatest freedom fighters of India, and popularly known by the name of Netaji (Respected Leader). He was strongly influenced by Swami Vivekananda’s teachings, and also believed that the Bhagavad Gita was a great source of inspiration for the struggle against the British. Bose was an Indian nationalist, and a prominent figure of the Indian independence movement. The leader spearheaded the revolutionary Indian National Army during World War II. He always pitched for complete and unconditional independence of India from the British Rule.
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This year, the central government has decided to rename Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti as Parakram Diwas that will be celebrated on January 23. Parakram Diwas 2021
Of the many freedom fighters who laid their lives for the country s cause, Subhas Chandra Bose is one of those that is fondly remembered by the Indians.
Popularly known as Netaji , he was born on January 23, 1897. Like Mahatma Gandhi and many others, his aim was simple: to get India the much-needed independence. Despite his differences with him, it was the ultimate goal of freedom that did not deter him from that path.
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Incidentally, former PM Narasimha Rao had proposed to confer Bharat Ratna on Netaji posthumously, declassified files on Netaji released in 2016 had revealed.
Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter Anita B Pfaff
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(This story originally appeared in on Jan 23, 2021)KOLKATA: Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter, Anita B Pfaff, has opposed the demand to confer the Bharat Ratna on the iconic freedom fighter “now”, which she feels is “so late”. “We have opposed giving Netaji the Bharat Ratna so late. Many people of a lesser stature have received the award. It would have been appropriate to confer it to Netaji as one of the first recipients but not now,” she told TOI in an email interview.