Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ( ; 23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945 * * * * * * * * *) was an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Imperia ...

'' Jayanti or Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti, officially known as Parakram Diwas or Parakram Divas (), is a national event celebrated in

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to mark the birthday of the prominent Indian freedom fighter

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose ( ; 23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945 * * * * * * * * *) was an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Imperi ...

. It is celebrated annually on 23 January. He played a pivotal role in

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. He was the head of

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(''Azad Hind Fouj''). He was the founder-head of the

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Government.

Observances

About 5 months after the disappearance of Netaji, the Netaji Jayanti was celebrated in

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. It is traditionally observed in all over India. It is an official holiday in

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and

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. The Government of India pays tribute to Netaji on this day. Netaji Jayanti was observed as Parakram Divas for the first time in 2021 on his 124th birth anniversary.

Issues

The Forward Block and the family members of Subhas Chandra Bose demanded

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to declare Netaji Jayanti as Deshprem Divas (Day of Patriotism) and

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demanded to declare it as Deshanayak Divas (Day of National Hero) and a national holiday. But on 19 January 2021, the government has announced that it will be celebrated as Parakram Divas (Day of Valour) every year. The members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's family, the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Left parties in

reacted sharply to the centre's decision to celebrate the icon's birth anniversary on 23 January as Parakram Divas and not by the names they had proposed.{{Cite web, title=Bose family, TMC, Left react sharply to 'Parakram Diwas' decision, url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/designation-of-netaji-s-birth-anniversary-as-parakram-diwas-criticised-101611049051362.html, access-date=19 January 2021, website=Hindustan Times, language=en

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