As Subhas Chandra Bose's 127th birth anniversary nears, let's ponder his timeless quotes filled with wisdom and courage
Netaji Bose's 2024 Jayanti: Top few inspiring quotes on his birthday
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- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti, observed on January 23 each year, commemorates the birth of one of India's greatest freedom fighters. This day pays tribute to Netaji's strength and dedication to the country's independence. Born in 1897, Subhas Chandra Bose was a renowned revolutionary and visionary freedom fighter. In 1942, while in Germany, he was honored with the title 'Netaji,' meaning 'Revered Leader' in Hindi, by German and Indian officials at the Special Bureau for India in Berlin and by Indian soldiers at the Azad Hind Fauj.
- Approaching the 127th birth anniversary of Netaji, let's take a moment to reflect on some of his inspiring quotes that embody timeless wisdom and courage. Here are 10 of his most inspirational quotes:
- Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom!
- One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives.
- Freedom is not given, it is taken.
- It is our duty to pay for our liberty with our own blood. The freedom that we shall win through our sacrifice and exertions, we shall be able to preserve with our own strength.
- No real change in history has ever been achieved by discussions.
- Reality is, after all, too big for our frail understanding to fully comprehend. Nevertheless, we have to build our life on the theory which contains the maximum truth.
- Nationalism is inspired by the highest ideals of the human race, satyam [the truth], shivam [the god], sundaram [the beautiful].
- The secret of political bargaining is to look more strong than what you really are.
- Life loses half its interest if there is no struggle — if there are no risks to be taken.
- Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
