AMN / New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Subhash Chandra Bose museum at the historic Red Fort in New Delhi to mark the leader’s 122nd birth anniversary.
He also inaugurated the Yaad-e-Jallian Museum on the Jallianwala Bagh and World War I, the Museum on 1857- India’s first war of Independence and Drishyakala-Museum on Indian Art within the Red Fort complex.
The Museum on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Indian National Army provides a detailed account of Subhash Chandra Bose and the history of Indian National Army.
It also showcases various artefacts related to Subhash Chandra Bose and INA. The artefacts include wooden chair and sword used by Netaji, medals, badges, uniforms and other artefacts related to INA.
In a series of tweets, Prime Minister said, it was extremely humbling for him to inaugurate four museums relating to India’s rich history and culture. He said the entire complex of museums will be known as Kranti Mandir as a tribute to the revolutionary zeal and courage of the great freedom fighters.
Mr Modi said museums on Netaji Bose and Azad Hind Fauj are a key part of Kranti Mandir. History echoes from these walls. In this very building, brave sons of India, Colonel Prem Sahgal, Colonel Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon and Major General Shah Nawaz Khan were put on trial by the colonial rulers.
The Prime Minister has urged art lovers to visit Drishyakala, which will take people through the finest aspects of Indian art and culture.
There are four historical exhibitions, spanning three centuries, with over 450 works of art.
Mr Modi said the works of eminent Indian artists like Raja Ravi Varma, Gurudev Tagore, Amrita Sher-Gil, Abanindranath Tagore, Nandlal Bose, Gaganendranath Tagore, Sailoz Mookherjea and Jamini Roy are on display at the exhibition. Mr Modi said Gurudev Tagore’s works at Drishyakala is a treat for art lovers to see.