Netaji's birthplace museum gets 38 rare books

The birth place museum of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose here got 'richer' today when a scholar handed over 38 rare books written on the legendary leader's spiritual and political life.
Scholar A S Sanyasi Rao from Andhra Pradesh handed over the books to the museum authorities here at Odia Bazaar on the occasion of Netaji's 119th birth anniversary and the books add up to the rich collection of the museum, which has now over 500 titles on Netaji.
The museum also received a copy of a 45-minute documentary film on Netaji's INA achievements prepared by Mumbai-based Odia film maker Sai Mohapatra. The documentary profiles several Odia freedom fighters who had served valiantly in the INA.

The books would be on display in the galleries soon and the documentary would be screened regularly inside the museum, informed its curator J P Das.
Earlier today Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik hoisted the National Flag and garlanded the statue of Netaji inside the museum and paid rich tributes to the freedom fighter.
"Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is a son of our soil. Cuttack is witness to his early life. His life is an example of rarest courage and patriotism. We all are proud of him. I pay my heartfelt tribute to him on his birth anniversary," Patnaik said after visiting the museum.

The museum witnessed day-long activities as hundreds of Netaji lovers, particularly school and college students, thronged the place to participate in the special yajna held here every year on the occasion inside the room where Netaji was born on this day in 1897.
Similarly, many functions were held in the city and elsewhere in Odisha to observe Netaji Jayanti by holding padayatras, cycle rallies, art exhibitions, blood donation camps and several competitions and cultural programmes among school and college students.