Title - Blood camps, prayers and rallies mark Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary in Dhanbad

DHANBAD: The 116th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was observed at different places in Dhanbad amid blood donation camp, rallies and lectures on Wednesday.The programme was organized by Citizens Council. Sharad Dudhani, the president of the council, said the Netaji statute on G T Road that was damaged in November last year was redesigned and re-installed at Govindpur. P N Singh, MP from Dhanbad, unveiled the statue at Govindpur.The Bengali Welfare Association organized a procession early in the morning from Durga Mandir at Hirapur and marched through the thoroughfares of the town. The rally ended at the Netaji statue where garlands were offered by president of the association Satinath Ghosh and its general secretary Gopal Bhattacharya. About 2,000 students from Delhi Public School, Koyalanchal Public School, Coalfields Public School and other schools joined the procession.A blood donation camp was organized at Durga Mandir, where leaders of the association participated and donated blood. Deputy mayor Niraj Singh offered prayers at the Netaji's statue at J C Mulick road. Forward Bloc organized a function at Naya Bazar, where speakers recalled the contribution of Netaji in the freedom struggle. A function was held at Gomoh railway station which was renamed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose station recently. Netaji had boarded the Frontier Mail at Gomoh after reaching there from Howrah by G T Road.

In the afternoon, Saurabh Malviya, a scholar from Bhopal, delivered a lecture on "cultural nationalism" at Vivekanand auditorium of Delhi Public School. tnn