Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep
•    On December 30th, 1943, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, the Supreme Commander of the Azad Hind, created a historic moment by hoisting the Indian National Flag for the first time on the soil of Port Blair. 
•    This significant event took place after his escape from British surveillance and his arrival in Port Blair on January 16, 1941. 
•    The flag hoisting symbolised the realisation of his promise that the Indian National Army would set foot on Indian soil by the end of 1943. 
•    In remembrance of this momentous occasion and as a tribute to the brave martyrs, the Sankalp Smarak was inaugurated in Port Blair, serving as a symbol of commitment, duty, and sacrifice associated with Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
•    This historic event of hoisting the national flag in Port Blair in 1943 marked a watershed in the history of the freedom struggle, declaring the Andamans to be the first island to be liberated from the British hold.
•    In 2018, Ross Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was renamed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep to honour his legacy.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
•    Born in Cuttack.
•    Educated in Cuttack, Calcutta, and Cambridge.
•    Qualified for the I.C.S. but resigned in April 1921.
•    Returned home and joined the Non-Cooperation Movement, became a follower of C. R. Das.
•    Arrested in 1924 and detained till 1927, mostly in Mandalay jail.
•    Became President of Bengal P.C.C. and General Secretary of the Congress in 1927.
•    President of the Congress in 1938, re-elected in 1939 defeating Mahatma Gandhi’s nominee.
•    Resigned the presidency and founded the All India Forward Bloc.
•    Placed under house arrest at the beginning of the Second World War.
•    Escaped to Germany in 1941.
•    Officially formed the Indian Independence League in South East Asia.
•    Organized and led the Indian National Army, acclaimed as Netaji.
•    Died in an aircraft accident on 18 August 1945 after the fall of Japan.
•    The Government of India declared 23rd January, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, as “Parakram Diwas”.