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23 January: Parakram Diwas

  • 24 Jan 2022

On 23 January 2022, India celebrated 2nd edition of Parakram Diwas.

  • Last year the Union Government declared to celebrate 23 January – the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as ‘Parakram Diwas’.
  • This year (2022) also marks the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (Netaji was born on January 23, 1897).
  • As part of this year’s observation, a holographic statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was inaugurated at India Gate which will be replaced with a grand granite statue later.
  • Also, on this day, the Central government gave away the annual award to recognise and honour the invaluable contribution and selfless service rendered by individuals and organisations in India in the field of disaster management called – ‘Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar’.