Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and other prominent leaders of the country honor and remember Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 121st birth anniversary.

The valour of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose makes every Indian proud. We bow to this great personality on his Jayanti. pic.twitter.com/Qrao1dnmQZ

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 23, 2018

On his birthday, I offer my tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He remains one of our most beloved national heroes and an icon of India's freedom struggle #PresidentKovind

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 23, 2018

On Subhash Chandra Bose birth anniversary, 10 important facts about him. Read them below:

1. Subhas Chandra Bose was born in Orissa’s Cuttack on January 23, 1897
2. In 1918, he completed his BA in Philosophy with a first-class score.
3. In 1920, he cleared the Indian Civil Service examination in England. Wanting to participate in India’s freedom struggle, he resigned from his civil service job on April 23, 1921.
4. In the late 1920s and 30s, Bose was a fierce leader of the Indian National Congress.
5. He started a newspaper called Swaraj and also served as editor of the Forward, a newspaper started by Chittaranjan Das. Netaji was elected as the President of All India Youth Congress Committee and the Secretary of Bengal State Congress in 1923. In 1930, for a brief period, Subhas Chandra Bose served as the mayor of Calcutta.
6. Although he was the Congress President in 1938 and 1939. Bose was against Gandhi’s non-violent approach to freedom and spoke about violent measures to drive away Britishers. Following differences with MK Gandhi, Netaji was expelled from Congress leadership in 1939.
7. He travelled across Europe so as to seek an alliance to attack the British government during the outset of the Second World War. He met leaders including Benito Mussolini, however, was put under house arrest by the British until his escape from Indian in 1940.
8. During the Second World War, he led the Indian National Army known as Azad Hind Fauj in forming alliances against the British. His famous slogan that sparked patriotism in the hearts of people is Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe aazdi dunga during the fight for independence. He is the creator of the slogan “Jai Hind”, which is a popular patriotic salutation in the country
9. Netaji led the Indian nationalist movement in East Asia and also established the Azad Hind Radio station in Germany.
10. He died in Taiwan in 1945, reportedly due to a plane crash.