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Bengal celebrates Netaji’s 121st birth anniversary
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) West Bengal on Tuesday celebrated legendary freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 121st birth anniversary with floral tributes, devotional songs, meetings and rallies.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid floral tributes at Bose’s statue on Indira Gandhi Sarani (erstwhile Red Road).
State ministers Subrata Mukherjee, Indranil Sen and Chandrima Bhattacharya, poet Subodh Sarkar, writer Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri, several other eminent persons, senior bureaucrats and police officers were present.
The function commenced with the blowing of a siren alarm sharp at 12.15 p.m to mark the exact time of Bose’s birth in 1897.
Paying homage to Bose, Banerjee pledged to fulfil his dreams by working for all sections of people without discrimination.
Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government for not declaring Bose’s birthday as a national holiday, she lamented that the iconic freedom fighter was yet to get his due.
“The birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has not yet been declared a national holiday. Cannot we show this much respect to him? The state had announced public holiday on January 23 years ago,” said Banerjee.
She also demanded that the Centre take steps to clear the mystery surrounding Bose’s disappearance since 1945.
“The people of this country want to know what happened to Netaji. There is a version which only a section believes,” she said.
Banerjee also vehemently criticised the central government for abolishing the Planning Commission. “The Planning Commission was Netaji’s dream. But the BJP abolished the Planning Commission after it came to power (in 2014).”
In another function at Netaji Bhawan — Bose’s ancestral house — state Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi described Netaji as one of the tallest leaders of the country’s freedom movement.
“Netaji coined inspiring slogans like ‘Jai Hind’ , ‘Dilli Chalo’, ‘Give me blood, I will give you freedom’. He firmly believed that India cannot win its independence only through non-violence,” he said.
Netaji Research Bureau Director Sugata Bose and Chairperson Krishna Bose — grand nephew and niece-in-law, respectively, of the revolutionary leader — were present on the occasion.
The programme concluded with a cultural presentation.
The Left parties took out a rally in the city demanding Bose’s birthday be declared as “Deshprem Divas (Patriotism Day)”. CPI-M state secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra was in the forefront of the rally.
School children, local clubs and social organisations in the city and across the districts garlanded the freedom fighter’s statues and sang patriotic songs. Colourful tableaux depicting various aspects of Bose’s life were also brought out.
Exhibitions, sit-and-draw competitions, debates and quizzes on Netaji’s life and work were organised throughout the state to mark the occasion.
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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