CUTTACK: The 122nd birth anniversary celebrations of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose started with chief minister Naveen Patnaik hoisting the national flag at Netaji Birthplace Museum here in the presence of governor Ganeshi Lal.A new gallery devoted to the first 16 years of Netaji’s life was opened at the museum or Janakinath Bhawan, the ancestral home of the great leader. He was born on January 23, 1897, around 12.15 pm.“We started the gallery by displaying 15 photographs related to Netaji’s life in Cuttack ,” said museum curator J P Das. According to the exhibits, Netaji was admitted to Stewart School (then a Protestant European School) on October 8, 1902, and received six years of elementary education there till he was promoted to Class VII.In 1913, Netaji completed his matriculation from Ravenshaw Collegiate School , where he was greatly influenced by two headmasters, Benimadhab Das and Narayan Prasad Mohanty, before leaving for Kolkata to pursue his higher studies at Presidency College in 1914. Netaji returned to Cuttack in August 1939 on the invitation of the All Utkal Youth Conference, the curator said. The Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi organised a painting camp on the museum premises . A sand art by Pramod Patnaik dedicated to Netaji was another attraction.Under the banner of Silver City Cuttack Public Charitable Trust, some locals took out a rally with a giant tricolour and demanded installation of a huge stone statue of Netaji.

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