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[[File:Netaji house kolkatta.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Netaji Bhawan, [[Kolkata]]]]
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'''Netaji Bhawan''' or '''Netaji Bhavan''' (''Netaji's Residence'') is a memorial hall of [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] ("Netaji") in [[Kolkata]], owned and managed by [[Netaji Research Bureau]]. It includes the museum, archives and library.
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'''Netaji Bhawan''' or '''Netaji Bhavan''' ({{langx|bn|নেতাজি ভবন}}; {{lit.|Netaji's Residence}}) is a heritage building in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], maintained as a memorial and research center to the life of the Indian nationalist "Netaji" [[Subhas Chandra Bose]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140124230722/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kolkata/netaji-birthday-celebrations-turn-sour-as-30-of-his-family-evicted-from-netaji-bhawan/article1-1176205.aspx Hindustan Times]</ref> It is currently the headquarters of Netaji Research Bureau.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/ex-japan-pm-shinzo-abe-given-netaji-award-2022/articleshow/89072417.cms|title=Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe given Netaji Award 2022|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|website=economictimes.com|publisher=[[The Economic Times]]|date=23 January 2022|access-date=8 July 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123080728/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/ex-japan-pm-shinzo-abe-given-netaji-award-2022/articleshow/89072417.cms|archive-date=23 January 2022}}</ref>
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This is the ancestral house of Subhas Chandra Bose, where he had lived. He was put under [[house arrest]] at this house until his escape to Berlin in 1941. After that, he traveled to Japan-occupied Southeast Asia by submarine (German [[U-boat]] {{GS|U-180||2}} and {{Jsub|I-29}}), organized [[Indian National Army]], and fought against [[British Raj]] with the [[Imperial Japanese Army]].
[[File:Netaji Bhawan entrance.jpg|thumb|Entrance of Bhawan]]
[[File:JN Bose.jpg|thumb|Marble plaque in the name of JN Bose (Janakinath Bose), father of Netaji Subhash Bose.]]


==History==
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Relics of his footprints are exhibited at this museum.
The house, built by Bose's father in 1909,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/declare-netaji-s-birthday-as-national-holiday-wb-governor-114122300474_1.html|title = Declare Netaji's birthday as national holiday: WB Governor|newspaper = Business Standard India|date = 23 December 2014|agency = Press Trust of India}}</ref> is owned and managed by the Netaji Research Bureau and includes a museum, archives and library. The Bureau is run by [[Sugata Bose]] and his mother, [[Krishna Bose]].<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/netajis-birth-anniversary-fete-turns-sour/article5612659.ece| title = Netaji's birth anniversary fete turns sour - Today's Paper - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 24 January 2014}}</ref> The building is on [[Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani]] in Kolkata.


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Bose escaped from [[house arrest]] at Netaji Bhawan in 1941 and fled to [[Berlin]]. After that, he traveled to [[Japan]]-occupied [[Southeast Asia]] by submarine (German [[U-boat]] {{GS|U-180||2}} and {{Jsub|I-29}}), organized [[Indian National Army]], and fought against [[British Raj]] with the [[Imperial Japanese Army]].
This hall is located at [[Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani]] (earlier known as [[Elgin Road]]), nearby [[Rabindra Sadan]] station or [[Netaji　Bhavan （Kolkata Metro）|Netaji Bhavan]] station of [[Kolkata Metro]].
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[[File:Netaji Bhawan.JPG|thumb|Netaji Bhawan]]
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Relics of Bose's footprints are exhibited in the museum.


[[File:Netaji Bhawan1.JPG|thumb|Netaji Bhawan]]
After the Second World War, [[Mohandas K. Gandhi]] and [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] visited Netaji Bhawan.
After the Second World War, [[Mohandas K. Gandhi]] and [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] visited Netaji Bhawan.
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Recently, in 2007, prime minister of Japan [[Shinzō Abe]] visited.
[[File:Gandhi 1945.jpg|thumb|Mahatma Gandhi at Netaji Bhawan in 1945.]]
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Recently, in 2007, [[Prime Minister of Japan]] [[Shinzō Abe]] visited the Netaji Bhawan.
[[File:Netaji Bhawan3.JPG|thumb|Netaji Bhawan]]
[[File:Netaji Bhawan6.JPG|thumb|Netaji Bhawan]]
[[File:Netaji Bhawan7.JPG|thumb|Netaji Bhawan]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.netaji.org/index.php/ Netaji Research Bureau]
* [http://www.netaji.org/ Netaji Research Bureau]

==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:08, 22 October 2024

Netaji Bhawan
Front view of Netaji Bhawan in Bhowanipore
Map
LocationLala Lajpat Rai (Elgin) Sarani, Sreepally, Bhowanipore, Kolkata, India

Netaji Bhawan or Netaji Bhavan (Bengali: নেতাজি ভবন; lit. 'Netaji's Residence') is a heritage building in Kolkata, West Bengal, maintained as a memorial and research center to the life of the Indian nationalist "Netaji" Subhas Chandra Bose.[1] It is currently the headquarters of Netaji Research Bureau.[2]

Entrance of Bhawan
Marble plaque in the name of JN Bose (Janakinath Bose), father of Netaji Subhash Bose.

History

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The house, built by Bose's father in 1909,[3] is owned and managed by the Netaji Research Bureau and includes a museum, archives and library. The Bureau is run by Sugata Bose and his mother, Krishna Bose.[4] The building is on Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani in Kolkata.

Bose escaped from house arrest at Netaji Bhawan in 1941 and fled to Berlin. After that, he traveled to Japan-occupied Southeast Asia by submarine (German U-boat U-180 and Japanese submarine I-29), organized Indian National Army, and fought against British Raj with the Imperial Japanese Army.

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Relics of Bose's footprints are exhibited in the museum.

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After the Second World War, Mohandas K. Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru visited Netaji Bhawan.

Mahatma Gandhi at Netaji Bhawan in 1945.

Recently, in 2007, Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe visited the Netaji Bhawan.

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References

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  1. ^ Hindustan Times
  2. ^ "Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe given Netaji Award 2022". economictimes.com. The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Declare Netaji's birthday as national holiday: WB Governor". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 23 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Netaji's birth anniversary fete turns sour - Today's Paper - The Hindu". The Hindu. 24 January 2014.

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