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{{short description|Birth anniversary of a prominent Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose}}
{{Infobox holiday
| image = Subhas Chandra Bose NRB.jpg
| holiday_name = Netaji Jayanti
| observedby = [[India]]
| date = 23 January|ends=|startedby=|firsttime=|frequency=Annual|duration=1 day|scheduling=|month=|weekday=|celebrations=|begins=|significance=Honours [[Subhas Chandra Bose|Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's]] role in [[Indian independence movement]]|litcolor=|nickname=|official_name=Parakram Divas (Parakram Diwas)|alt=|type=Patriotic, National, Traditional|relatedto=|observances=Historical celebrations}}

'''Netaji Jayanti''', also known as "'''Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti'''" or officially "'''Parakram Divas'''" or "'''Parakram Diwas'''"<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=Government announces 23rd January to be celebrated as "PARAKRAM DIWAS' every year {{!}} DD News|url=http://ddnews.gov.in/national/government-announces-23rd-january-be-celebrated-%E2%80%9Cparakram-diwas%E2%80%99-every-year|access-date=2021-01-23|website=ddnews.gov.in}}</ref> (Day of Valour), is a national event celebrated in [[India]] to mark the birthday of a prominent Indian freedom fighter [[Subhas Chandra Bose|Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Ethnic Activism and Civil Society in South Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N9CGAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA37|page=37|author=David Gellner|publisher=SAGE Publications India|date=10 September 2009|isbn = 9788132104223}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=if81j5UsB-8C&pg=PA190|title=Local Governance: Search for New Path|page=190|author1=Buddhadeb Ghosh|author2=Bidyut Mohanty|author3=Nitya Jacob|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|year=2011|isbn=9788180697173}}</ref> It is celebrated annually on 23 January.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=23 January 2020|title=Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti 2020: Famous Quotes by Valiant Leader|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/netaji-subhas-chandra-bose-jayanti-2020-famous-quotes-by-valiant-leader-2469565.html|access-date=31 October 2020|website=News18|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Subhas Chandra Bose Birth Anniversary: India will always remain grateful to Subhas Chandra Bose: PM – The Economic Times|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-will-always-remain-grateful-to-subhas-chandra-bose-pm/amp_articleshow/73541959.cms|access-date=31 October 2020|website=m.economictimes.com}}</ref> He played a pivotal role in [[Indian independence movement]]. He was the head of Japanese-supported [[Indian National Army]] (Azad Hind Fouj). He was the founder-head of the [[Azad Hind]] Government.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=A biographical sketch of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose!|url=https://www.culturalindia.net/leaders/netaji-subhash-chandra.html|access-date=8 November 2020|website=www.culturalindia.net|language=en}}</ref>

== Observances ==
About 5 months after the disappearance of Netaji, the Netaji Jayanti was celebrated in [[Yangon|Rangoon]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Aryya|first=Manavati|title=Patriot, the Unique Indian Leader Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: A New Personalised Biography|publisher=Lotus Press|year=2007|isbn=9788183821087}}</ref> It is traditionally observed in all over India.<ref name=":4" /> It is an official holiday in [[West Bengal]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Jan 23 to be observed as Desh Prem Divas|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/jan-23-to-be-observed-as-desh-prem-divas/|access-date=14 January 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> [[Jharkhand]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth anniversary declared public holiday again in Jharkhand |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/netaji-subhas-chandra-bose-birth-anniversary-declared-public-holiday-again-in-jharkhand-1502848027.html |access-date=5 November 2020 |work=The Statesman |date=23 January 2020}}</ref> [[Tripura]] and [[Assam]]. [[Government of India|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 125th birth anniversary.<ref name=":8" />

== Issues ==
The [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Desh Prem Divas – AIFB|url=https://forwardbloc.org/2019/12/17/desh-prem-divas/|access-date=14 January 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> and the family members of Subhas Chandra Bose demanded [[Government of India]] to declare Netaji Jayanti as '''Deshprem Divas''' (Day of Patriotism) and [[Mamata Banerjee]] demanded to declare it as '''Deshnayak Divas''' (Day of National Hero) and a national holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mamata Banerjee: Centre must declare Netaji's birthday as national holiday|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/mamata-banerjee-centre-must-declare-netaji-birthday-national-holiday-1101705-2017-12-06|access-date=31 October 2020|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6" />

But on 19 January 2021, the government has announced that it will be celebrated as '''Parakram Divas''' (Day of Valour) every year.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Central Govt Announces Decision To Celebrate Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Birthday As 'Parakram Diwas'|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-central-govt-announces-decision-to-celebrate-netaji-subhas-chandra-boses-birthday-as-parakram-diwas/371072|access-date=19 January 2021|website=outlookindia.com}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite news|title=Political row over Centre's decision to celebrate Netaji's birth anniversary as Parakram Diwas|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/political-row-over-centres-decision-to-celebrate-netajis-birth-anniversary-as-parakram-diwas/article33612822.ece|access-date=20 January 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's family, the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Left parties in [[West Bengal]] 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.<ref name=":6">{{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}}</ref><ref name=":7" />

== See also ==

* [[Public holidays in India]]
* [[Netaji Subhash Vidyaniketan|Netaji Subhas Vidyaniketan]]

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.festivalsofindia.in/desh_prem_diwas/amp/ Netaji Jayanti (Deshprem Divas)]
*[https://m.redbus.in/festivals/subhash-chandra-bose-jayanti Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti]
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[[Category:Birthdays]]
[[Category:Public holidays in India]]
[[Category:January observances]]
[[Category:Subhas Chandra Bose]]

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