Culture Ministry organizes National Seminar about Netaji in Jabalpur
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New Delhi, Mar 6: In order to commemorate 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, the Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts (IGNCA) under the Union Ministry of Culture has organized a day-long National seminar at Jabalpur, in Madhya Pradesh. The seminar will be about 'Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: Rashtravaad Aur Yuva Sarokaar ' and will be held on Mar 5.
The Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammad Khan, inaugurated the program, while the MoS for Culture and Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel presided over the function. Arif Mohammed Khan described Netaji as 'Dhirpurush' and said that he was not worried about condemnation, praise or death. The governor said that Netaji had set an example of supreme sacrifice.
Culture Minister Prahlad Patel said that Netaji has a deep connect with Jabalpur and it was from here that his life took a turn. He added that Netaji's memories will always remain associated with Jabalpur and the Seoni Jail. Minister Patel said that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is a source of inspiration for the youth. He further added that the youth should come forward to work in the interest of the country and society.
Prahlad Singh Patel explained that all this while, justice was not done to Netaji, and now the Indian govt is making sincere efforts to make up for it. It is in this sequence that Netaji's birth anniversary, that is celebrated on Jan 23, has been declared to be celebrated as 'Parakram Divas' across the country. The seminar organized on Mar 5 was attended by special invitees like the nephew of Netaji, Chandra Kumar Bose, Major General GD Bakshi, Professor Kapil Kumar, Dr. Raghav Sharan Sharma, S. Premanand Sharma, Devendra Sharma, Ravindra Vajpayee and Manish Tripathi, who had joined from Singapore.