Key highlights
- The Government decided January 23 will be celebrated as Parakram Diwas to honour Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Press Information Bureau
- The PIB note links the observance to inspiring fortitude, especially among youth. Press Information Bureau
- In 2026, Parakram Diwas matters because “courage” is often reduced to performance; Netaji’s legacy forces a harder conversation.
Parakram Diwas is officially anchored in a decision: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birthday on January 23 is to be observed every year as Parakram Diwas, as noted by PIB, with a gazette notification referenced. Press Information Bureau
That official framing is important because Netaji is not a comfortable figure. Different political groups try to “own” him. Different ideologies try to simplify him. But Netaji refuses simplification. His life is a collision of strategy, urgency, nationalism, and a willingness to take risks that polite society dislikes.
So how do you make Parakram Diwas useful as a reader in 2026? By treating it as civic education, not mythology.
Parakram isn’t loudness. It’s the ability to carry consequence. For students, it can mean choosing effort over distraction. For professionals, it can mean telling the truth in a meeting when silence would be safer. For citizens, it can mean learning the facts before forwarding outrage.
In a year like 2026—where attention is a currency and controversy is a business model—Parakram Diwas can remind you that courage without clarity becomes chaos, and clarity without courage becomes cowardice.
Official reference: PIB release declaring January 23 as Parakram Diwas.
