Centre to form committee to commemorate 125th birth anniversary of Bose

New Delhi, Dec 21 : The Central government has decided to constitute a high-level committee to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
The committee will decide on the activities for a year long commemoration starting January 23 next year. The committee will be headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The commemoration is a tribute to Bose for his bravery and indelible contribution to resisting colonialism, standing up for the progress and wellbeing of his fellow Indians.
The members of the committee will include experts, historians, authors, family members of Bose, as well as eminent persons associated with Azad Hind Fauj. The committee will also lend guidance to the commemoration activities in Delhi, Kolkata and other places associated with Netaji and the Azad Hind Fauj, both in India as well as overseas.
In the recent past, the Central government has taken several steps towards preserving and conserving the precious heritage of Bose. A museum has been set up on Bose at Red Fort, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 23 last year.
While inaugurating the museum, the Prime Minister paid tributes to Bose on his birth anniversary and said, “A son was born to Janakinath Bose on January 23, 1897. This son became a valorous freedom fighter and thinker who devoted his life towards one great cause – India’s freedom.”