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Indian Museum Kolkata Honors Rash Behari Bose on 139th Birth Anniversary- Lecture by Prasun Roy IHAR WB chapter
Lecture By
Prasun Roy – Ihar WB
Event Report
Indian Museum, Kolkata paid homage to Biplabi Mahanayak Rash Behari Bose on his 139th Birth Anniversary with a commemorative lecture by noted author, Convenor – IHAR WB Chapter, heritage researcher and biographer, Mr. Prasun Roy.
Through historical insights and personal reflections, Mr. Roy shed light on the revolutionary’s radical beginnings, his role in the Ghadar movement, the Komagata Maru episode, and his enduring legacy through the Azad Hind movement in Japan.
The event was graced by Prof. (Dr.) Suranjan Das, Vice-Chancellor, Adamas University Kolkata, as Guest of Honour. Lt. Col Anant Sinha, Administrator of the Asiatic Society, graced the occasion with his kind presence and great works.
Attended by almost 100 people from various fields, the event was a grand success. Several family members of Shri Rash Behari Bose, martyr Basanta Biswas and Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das attended the event and added a unique colour to the entire event.
This was the first ever event organized by the Ministry of Culture on Shri Rash Behari Bose by the tireless efforts of Smt. Indrani Basu, niece of Shri Rash Behari Bose. Being held at the iconic Indian Museum the event saw a powerful presentation by Mr. Prasun Roy on the life and journey of Shri Rash Behari Bose as he established the point as to why he was a stalwart personality who was primarily responsible for bringing Independence to India through his vision of the Azad Hind Fauj, his collaboration with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and being the founding father of organized armed revolution in India and presenting the country with its first ever organized army.
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Useful References
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