January 23 is not just a date, it’s a national celebration – Parakram Diwas, marking the birth anniversary of the legendary freedom fighter, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. His unwavering spirit and unparalleled contribution to India’s independence struggle earned him the title of “Netaji,” revered leader.
Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti
Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti officially known as Parakram Diwas, every year on January 23, people commemorate Bose Jayanti, also known as Parakram Diwas, in remembrance of Netaji’s courage as one of India’s greatest liberation fighters. This year it will also be celebrated on 23rd January 2024. Parakram Diwas is celebrated to commemorate the 127thbirth anniversary of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose.
Subhash Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23rd January 1897, in Cuttack, Orissa Division, Bengal Province, to Prabhavati Dutt Bose and Janakinath Bose.
•In 1919, he had cleared the Indian Civil Services (ICS) examination. Bose, however, resigned later.
•He was highly influenced by Vivekananda’s teachings and considered him as his spiritual Guru.
•His political mentor was Chittaranjan Das.
•He stood for unqualified swaraj (independence) and opposed the Motilal Nehru Report which spoke for dominion status for India.
•He actively participated in the Salt Satyagraha of 1930 and vehemently opposed the suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement and signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact in 1931.
•Bose won the congress presidential elections at Haripura in 1938.
•Again in 1939 at Tripuri, he won the presidential elections against Gandhi’s candidate Pattabhi Sitarammayya. Due to ideological differences with Gandhi, Bose resigned and left congress. Rajendra Prasad was appointed in his place.
•He founded a new party, ‘the Forward Bloc‘. The purpose was to consolidate the political left and major support base in his home state Bengal.
Indian National Army
•He reached Japanese-controlled Singapore from Germany in July 1943, issued from there his famous call, ‘Delhi Chalo’, and announced the formation of the Azad Hind Government and the Indian National Army on 21st October 1943.
•The INA included both the Indian prisoners of war from Singapore and Indian civilians in South-East Asia. Its strength grew to 50,000.
•The INA fought allied forces in 1944 inside the borders of India in Imphal and in Burma.
