Cuttack, Jan. 22: Visitors at the Netaji Birthplace Museum can now take home various memorabilia and books on the freedom fighter.

A wide range of products starting from Netaji's caps, pens, badges with Jai Hind printed on it will be up for sale at a special souvenir counter, which will be inaugurated on the occasion of the freedom fighter's birth anniversary here tomorrow.

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik will be present when 32 closed-circuit television cameras, which have been installed at all the galleries, entry and exit points inside the museum complex, are unveiled tomorrow.

Official sources said special emphasis had been given to ensure that the visit to the museum became memorable for the visitors.

A mini-conference hall that can accommodate 100 people, a refreshment centre and a water fountain inside the museum complex here will be inaugurated on the occasion.

Museum curator J.P. Das said two types of caps would be sold and the price range would be between Rs 40 and Rs 50. The pens will cost Rs 15 and the badge Rs 20.

Around 500 caps, 900 pens and 600 badges will be up for sale at the souvenir shop. The number of items will be increased after reviewing the sale.

'We are planning to get various articles from Indian National Army members from various parts of the country. The collection of rare antiques will also be another added attraction at the museum in subsequent phases,' Das said.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897 at his family's ancestral house, Janakinath Bhavan, at Odia Bazar in the city.The authorities have already taken several measures to preserve the museum. Four galleries depicting various phases of the freedom fighter's life have been revamped. Around Rs 45 lakh has been spent towards installation of the 32 CCTV cameras, water fountain, green house, souvenir shop and renovation of the four galleries.

The green house will showcase a variety of orchids to boost the aesthetic look of the complex.

The entire preservation and renovation of the galleries have been undertaken adhering to the rules, official sources said.

On the eve of Netaji's birth anniversary, the authorities of Ravenshaw University Business School created a 15-ft high sand art to pay tributes to the freedom fighter.