Netaji Bose Museum to open soon in Kolkata

New Delhi, Dec 17: Government of India is to open a museum on Netaji Bose on Jan 23, 2022 in Kolkata. The museum is to be inaugurated on the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji.

Indian Govt is also planning to reprint some of the books written by Netaji. The Netaji museum in New Delhi is also to be expanded. According to a statement by the Culture Ministry, these proposals were put forth during a meeting chaired by Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel.

The official statement of the Cultural Ministry said, " Some of the suggestions made by the participants included reprinting of some of the books written by Netaji as well as INA members, short lectures in schools and colleges, promoting Netaji as a youth icon and champion of gender equality."

Bose's family members, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose INA Trust, educationists, historians, and representatives of various organisations associated with him were included among the attendees of the meeting.

Along with reprinting books penned down by Netaji, govt has planned to start fellowships for students to commemorate his 125th birth anniversary celebrations which would begin from Jan 23. Inviting veterans of INA to lead the Republic Day parade is also a part of the plan.

Patel said a large array of historical documents, clippings, photos, videos, memorabilia and other material is available with the families of Bose as well as those of INA members which should be brought together at one place for display and dissemination.