Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti 2022: History, Significance & Important Facts About This Great Freedom Fighter

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist and famous freedom fighter who opposed the British and encouraged the people of India to engage in radical protest and revolution. 

When is Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti? 

Every year on January 23, the birth anniversary of freedom warrior Subhas Chandra Bose is commemorated. Bose was born in Cuttack, Odisha, on January 23, 1897. Netaji is a politician and intellectual who made a significant contribution to India's freedom struggle. 

This year marks the 125th anniversary of Netaji's birth, and the government has designated the day to be known as Parakram Diwas Last Year.  

History and Significance 

Netaji, the son of Prabhabati and Janakinath Bose, regarded Swami Vivekanand as his spiritual mentor. To counter Britishers, he founded the Azad Hind Fauj, a military regiment. 

Bose also established the Rani Jhansi regiment, a woman battalion. Bose was the one who initially referred to Mahatma Gandhi as the nation's father. 

Thousands of young people were motivated to join the fight for freedom by Netaji. He left his ICS post and returned to India from England to participate in the freedom struggle. He portrayed a social revolutionary. 

Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti 2022 

Republic Day celebrations 2022 will begin on January 23 instead of January 24 this year to include Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government's "aim to highlight important aspects of our history and culture". 

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose College of Agriculture is a public university founded in the year 2010 to impart higher education. The college is associated with Marathwada Agriculture University. The college offers courses in the field of agriculture. 

Famous Quotes Given by Subhas Chandra Bose 

• “One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives.”

• “Life loses half its interest if there is no struggle-if there are no risks to be taken.”

• “No real change in history has been achieved by discussion.”

• “Freedom is not given – it is taken.”

• “We should have but one desire today – the desire to die so that India may live – the desire to face a martyr’s death, so that the path to freedom may be paved with the martyr’s blood.”