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Nation Parakram Diwas

MESSAGE OF "EK BHARAT

SHRESTHA BHARAT"

IN NAMING THE 21 ISLANDS OF THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a part of India where the tricolour was first hoisted
and India's first independent government was established in 1943. On the occasion of
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary, "Parakram Diwas," on January 23,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi named 21 islands in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
group after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees and also unveiled the model of the National
Memorial dedicated to Netaji to be built on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep.

rime Minister Narendra Modi attended the
naming ceremony of 21 uncharted Andaman
Pand Nicobar Islands after 21 Param Vir
Chakra winners on the 126th birth anniversary
of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, who shone like
the pole star in the country's freedom struggle.
Andaman's identity was linked to colonial symbols
rather than freedom struggle memories, and

BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF NETAJI SUBHASH
CHANDRA BOSE COMMEMORATED AS A
SPECIAL WEEK
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth
anniversary was commemorated as a special even the names of our islands were imprinted with
week as part of Azadi Ke Amrit Mahotsav slavery. However, Ross Island is now known as
by the Ministry of Home Affairs. On this Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, and Havelock
occasion, special events were held in cities and Nile Islands are known as Swaraj and Shaheed
associated with Netaji's life, from Gujarat Islands, respectively. Netaji himself had gave the
to the Far North East, including Prabhat Swaraj and Shaheed names, and when the Azad
ferries, exhibitions, painting competitions, Hind Fauj government completed 75 years, the
and cultural programmes. It culminated on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government
Subhash Island in the Andaman and Nicobar reinstated these names.
Islands, where Netaji blew the independence "Today is a historic day for Andaman and
trumpet for the first time. Nicobar Islands," Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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