Tour of Netaji museum on the freedom fighter’s 126th birth anniversary
Students of NSHM, Kendriya Vidyalaya Ballygunge, ILEAD and several institutions visited Netaji Bhavan in Kolkata
By
Subhadrika Sen |
Published 23.01.23, 08:41 PM
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The 126th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was celebrated at Netaji Bhavan on January 23, 2023. Over 200 students from various schools and colleges took part in the programme hosted by India Tourism, an initiative of the Union ministry of tourism, along with Netaji Research Bureau and Yuva Tourism Club
All images by Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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Biswanath Pal, a first-year student from BNG Hotel Management Institute, was visiting the Netaji museum for the first time
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Priyanshu Mundhra, a student of ILEAD, found the museum to be well-preserved and extremely informative
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Aishi Das, a second-year travel and tourism student from NSHM, said, “The museum has an excellent collection. We saw Netaji’s outfit and boots. We were very nostalgic. We had a well-preserved view of Netaji’s life and meetings in different countries etc. We witnessed live everything we read about Netaji in textbooks.’’
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Abhishek Mondal, a Class IX student from Narayanpur Haricharan Tarafdar High School was excited about the "unique experience"
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Students from schools and colleges like Kendriya Vidyalaya Ballygunge and Techno India Group of Institution toured the museum and saw Netaji’s uniform, photographs, the stairway which Netaji used for his great escape and more
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Students sang ‘Jayatu Netaji’, a specially composed song created by Gaanpanthi on the occasion, based on the tune of ‘Kadam kadam badhaye jaa’
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Sayak Nandi, assistant director, Ministry of Tourism, said, “Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we have launched Yuva Tourism Clubs in every state. Currently, about 10 schools and colleges are part of this initiative and students from here will be future representatives of the country in national and international forums. Tourism is a holistic subject and also includes cultural knowledge about Indian leaders like Netaji and spaces associated with them.’’
