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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Grandson Asks Makers Not To 'Distort History'
Actor-director Randeep Hooda shared the teaser of his much-awaited film titled Swatantrya Veer Savarkar on the 140th birth anniversary of freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Randeep has made his directorial debut with the film which is all set to release this year. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose has rubbished his claims and asked the makers of the film not to 'distort history'.
Tags: Controversy, Indian Political History, Subhash Chandra Bose, Randeep Hooda, Movie
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Govt Names Kalka Mail As Netaji Exp To Mark S C Bose's 125th Birthday
Union Railway Ministry has renamed the Howrah-Kalka Mail as Netaji Express to commemorate 'Parakram Diwas' or the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on January 23. The 130-year-old train is historically relevant considering how Bose used it to escape British imprisonment in 1941. He boarded the Kalka Mail to go Peshawar from where he reached Burma via Afghanistan, Soviet Union and Japan. Currently, the train runs… read-more
Tags: railway minister, Piyush Goyal, Subhash Chandra Bose, kalka mail, Parakram Diwas
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TMC Ousts Govt's Decision To Mark Netaji's B'Day As Parakram Diwas
West Bengal's Trinamool Congress and Forward Bloc have opposed the Centre's decision to celebrate Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary on January 23 as "Parakram Diwas." Earlier, both the parties demanded to honour the day named as "Desh Prem Diwas" while observing it as a national holiday. While TMC’s Saugata Roy alleged the move as Centre's political stunt, Netaji’s grandnephew Sugata Bose said he was not just a 'fighter' rather believed… read-more
Tags: TMC, Subhash Chandra Bose, Centre, Saugata Roy
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PM Modi Proposes Portal Honoring "Pravasi Bharatiya" Heroes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the 16th Bharatiya Pravasi Diwas on January 9, flagged the idea of a portal commemorating Indians around the world who contributed to India's development including freedom struggle in the past. Remembering the icons such as Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda and Subhash Chandra Bose, PM Modi stated that adhering to this portal will be a beacon for the citizens to learn about India's rich history.… read-more
Tags: PM Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Pravasi Diwas, Global Pravasi Rishta Portal, Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, Subhash Chandra Bose, Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas
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