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Indian mission in Berlin marks Netaji birth anniversary

Indian Embassy in Berlin on January 23 celebrated Parakram Diwas by opening a special exhibition to honour Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary.

The exhibition titled "Bose 125", which includes rare, personal letters and memorabilia from Netaji, was inaugurated at the Embassy by Ambassador of India to Germany Harish Parvathaneni and Prof Dr Anita Bose Pfaff, Netaji's daughter.

Ambassador recalled the immortal words of Netaji Bose "India is God's beloved land. He has come into being in many countries in human form but not so many times in any other country- that is why I say, India, our motherland, is God's beloved land."


As we celebrate "Amrit Mahotsav" in Germany, the Ambassador announced the commitment of the Government of India to build a strong, confident, and Atma Nirbhar Bharat as envisioned by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.


The Government of India has been celebrating January 23 as Parakram Diwas since 2021.

On the occasion of the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji, the Government of India has included Parakram Diwas in the Republic Day celebrations. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a hologram statue of Netaji at the India Gate to mark the occasion.

Dr Bose Pfaff, an Overseas Citizen of India, expressed deep appreciation for the Government of India's decision to commence Republic Day celebrations with Netaji's birth anniversary and conveyed her greetings to the people of India on this joyous occasion.

PM Modi, on January 23, after unveiling the hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary, conferred the 'Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskars' to the 8th Bn National Disasters Response Force, Ghaziabad, for its work in disaster realm for the year 2019.

The Prime Minister congratulated the NDRF and SDRF for their contribution to saving lives during disasters.

In order to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and as part of the year-long celebrations, the government has decided to install a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate.

Till the work on the statue is completed, a hologram statue of Netaji will be present at the same place.

(ANI)

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