Bravery Day 2023: Parakram Diwas is the birth anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose, an Indian nationalist leader who is considered one of the most important figures in India’s struggle for independence from British rule. The day is celebrated on 23 January, the date of Bose’s birth in 1897. On this day, tributes are paid to Bose and his contribution to the Indian independence movement is remembered and celebrated. Parakram Diwas is also a day to honor the sacrifices of all those who fought for India’s independence.
On Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti, we bring to you 10 of his most powerful and inspiring quotes.
- It is blood that can pay the price of freedom. Give me blood and I will give you freedom.
- Freedom is not given – it is taken.
- No real change in history can be achieved through discussions.
- A person may die for an idea, but that idea will incarnate in a thousand lives after his death.
- If there is no struggle – if there is no risk to be taken – life loses half its interest.
- Men, money and material cannot bring victory or freedom by themselves. We must have that driving force that inspires us to heroic deeds and heroic exploits.
- The secret of political bargaining is to appear stronger than you really are.
- Never lose your faith in India’s destiny. There is no power on earth that can bind India. India will be free and that too soon.
- If there is no struggle – if there is no risk to be taken – life loses half its interest.
- Do not forget that it is the greatest crime to compromise with injustice and wrong. Remember the eternal law: If you want to receive, you must give.