126th birth anniversary of India’s independence hero
Agency
KOHIMA, January 16 2023: An Iconic Events Week to be held in honour of India’s independence hero Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and to remember his indomitable spirit and selfless service to the nation from January 17 to 23 2023.
The start will be at Imphal in Manipur on January 17 2023, and thereafter there will be events in Kohima, Nagaland on January 18. Thereafter the events will be held at Haripura (Surat) in Gujarat on January 19 and in Cuttack of Orissa on January 20. On January 21 events are scheduled for Kolkata and finally the Iconic Events Week will culminate on January 23 to observe 126th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Andaman and Nicobar Islands where various programmes are planned.
In Nagaland, flag-hoisting ceremonies will take place on January 18 at Chesezu village and Ruzazho villages in Phek district, the villagers of which fondly speak about Netaji along with INA personnel visiting their villages during the Second World War in April -May 1944 and staying there for some days.
The flag hoisting in Chesezu will be done by the Deputy Commissioner at 7:30 am and in Ruzazho village by Inspector General Assam Rifles (North) at 9 am.
In Kohima, there will be a walkathon consisting of about 500 participants from NCC, NSS, students of IG Academy, and also personnel from Assam Rifles which will start at 10 am from Indira Gandhi Stadium and culminate in Nagaland Civil Secretariat Plaza. The volunteers will carry National Flags and banners on Netaji. At Nagaland Civil Secretariat Plaza there will be the unfurling of 126 flags followed by the pipe and brass band display by Nagaland Police and Assam Rifles.
The bands will also play among others, tunes of INA songs.
In the afternoon, commencing from 12 noon there will be a painting and drawing competition on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at Capital Cultural Hall, which will have participation from 126 school students from Kohima. At 4:30 pm at the same venue, a cultural programme in honour of Netaji will be organized.
There will be cultural performances by TAFMA, and by the dance troupes from NEZCC in the tunes of INA songs. A documentary -‘Netaji in Nagaland’ by NEZCC will also be screened. All the participants in the painting and drawing competition held in the afternoon will be felicitated, along with the display of the best 15 paintings.
People at large invited to take part in the programmes and events being organised on January 18 2023 in the State to honour and pay tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, one of the most beloved national heroes and who made an extraordinary contribution to India’s freedom struggle.
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