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Location | India Gate, New Delhi, India |
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Type | statue |
Material | Granite |
Length | 10 feet |
Width | 8 feet |
Height | 28 feet |
Beginning date | 2021 |
Opening date | 8 September 2022 |
Dedicated to | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose |
Statue of Subhas Chandra Bose, also known as the Netaji's Statue, is a monolithic statue made of black granite, dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and Commander-in-Chief of Indian National Army.[1] The statue 28 feet (8.5 m) in total height, including a 8 feet (2.4 m) in total width.[2] It is placed under the canopy behind India Gate in Delhi.[3] The statue was sculpted by Mysuru-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj, whose other prominent works include the Statue of Adi Shankaracharya in Kedarnath.[4][5][6] Prominent attendees at the dedication ceremony in 2022 included Prime Minister Narendra Modi, members of his cabinet, MP Hardeep Singh Puri, G. Kishan Reddy and Arjun Ram Meghwal.[7][8]
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