PM Modi to Name 21 Islands in Andaman and Nicobar On Parakram Diwas

Guwahati: The Parakram Diwas, the 21 largest unidentified islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands will be named in honour of the 21 recipients of the Param Vir Chakra on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually take part in the ceremony.

The government declared January 23 as Parakram Diwas to mark the anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth.

“Tomorrow, on the day of bravery, there will be a special program in honor of the heroic children of Mother India. Will be a part of it through video conferencing at 11 am. During this, 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman-Nicobar will be named after 21 Param Vir Chakra winners,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet on Sunday.

The model of the National Memorial honouring Netaji that will be erected on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep will also be unveiled by PM Modi, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

During the Prime Minister’s visit to the island in 2018, Ross Islands was renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Dweep in recognition of Netaji and the historical significance of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep were also given to Neil Island and Havelock Island, respectively.

“Giving due respect to the real-life heroes of the country has always been accorded the highest priority by the Prime Minister. Going ahead with this spirit, it has now been decided to name the 21 largest unnamed islands of the island group after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees,” the statement from the PMO read.

The first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra will be honoured by the naming of the largest unidentified island followed by the recipient of the second Param Vir Chakra and so on.

This action will serve as a lasting memorial to our warriors, some of whom gave their lives to preserve the integrity and sovereignty of the country.

“These islands have been named after the 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees, viz. Major Somnath Sharma; Subedar and Hony Captain (then Lance Naik) Karam Singh, MM; 2nd Lt. Rama Raghoba Rane; Nayak Jadunath Singh; Company Havildar Major Piru Singh; Capt GS Salaria; Lieutenant Colonel (then Major) Dhan Singh Thapa; Subedar Joginder Singh; Major Shaitan Singh; CQMH. Abdul Hamid; Lt Col Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore; Lance Naik Albert Ekka; Major Hoshiar Singh; 2nd Lt. Arun Khetrapal; Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon; Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran; Naib Subedar Bana Singh; Captain Vikram Batra; Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey; Subedar Major (then Rifleman) Sanjay Kumar; and Subedar Major Retd (Hony Captain) Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav,” PMO further stated.

On the occasion of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary, Prime Minister Modi will present floral tributes at his portrait in the Central Hall of Parliament House alongside Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla, leaders of the parties in the Lok and Rajya Sabha members of Parliament, former members of Parliament and other dignitaries.

On January 23, 1978, the then-President of India, N Sanjiva Reddy, unveiled the painting of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in the Central Hall of Parliament House.

According to the Lok Sabha Secretariat, it was acknowledged that floral tributes may be a powerful tool for educating the nation’s youth about the achievements and efforts of these towering national giants.

As a result, the programme dubbed “Know Your Leaders” has been introduced by the Lok Sabha Secretariat’s Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE).

Netaji, born on January 23, 1897 was a significant figure in the Indian independence movement.

The Azad Hind Fauj was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose. Although Bose’s death in a plane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945, remains controversial, the Central government confirmed that he had passed away in the incident in a 2017 RTI (Right to Information).

The Prime Minister inaugurated the hologram statue of Netaji at India Gate in Delhi last year to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji.

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