Bose’s birth anniv is Parakram Diwas

NEW DELHI: The government has decided to observe January 23 as ' Parakram Diwas' every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel said on Tuesday.

PM Modi will participate in the first 'Parakram Diwas' programme in Kolkata on January 23, Bose's 125th birth anniversary, and inaugurate an exhibition on the grounds of National Library to mark the occasion, Patel said.

He said PM Modi will also felicitate prominent members of the Indian National Army (INA), formed by Bose, and their family members in Kolkata on Saturday. An 85member high-level committee helmed by PM Modi has been formed to plan yearround programmes to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Bose. The minister said 200 Patua artists from West Bengal will make a painting on a 400-metre-long canvas depicting Bose's life.