Parakram Diwas:
The Prime Minister of India has extended greetings to the people of India on Parakram Diwas.
- Parakram Diwas is celebrated on January 23 to commemorate the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose.
- This year marks the 127th birth anniversary of Bose, fondly known as ‘Netaji’.
- Parakram Diwas aims to instil fearlessness and patriotism, especially among the youth, inspiring them to stand strong in the face of challenges.
Subhas Chandra Bose:
- He was born on January 23, 1897, in Cuttack, Orissa.
- In 1920, he passed the civil service examination, but in April 1921, after hearing of the nationalist turmoil in India, he resigned from his position.
- He was an Indian nationalist leader who was a key figure in the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule.
- Bose then joined the Indian National Congress and actively participated in the Indian independence movement.
President of Indian National Congress: Bose was elected president of the Indian National Congress for two consecutive terms but resigned from the post following ideological conflicts with Mahatma Gandhi. - In 1939, he formed the Forward Bloc, an organization aimed at unifying all the anti-British forces in India.
- With Japanese assistance, he reorganized and later led the Indian National Army, formed from Indian prisoners-of-war and plantation workers from Malaya, Singapore, and other parts of Southeast Asia, against British forces.
