On January 21, 2022, the prime minister promised that a massive granite statue of Netaji would be erected at India Gate as a reminder of the nation's debt to him "The statement was made.
Digital Desk: In the nation's capital, next to India Gate, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a large statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
on Thursday evening.
The 28-foot-tall jet-black granite statue was erected close to
India Gate under the Canopy. He placed the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
where a hologram of Netaji was unveiled earlier this year on Parakram Diwas
(January 23) to commemorate Netaji's 125th birthday.
An official statement claims that a 280 MT monolithic granite
block was used to sculpt the magnificent statue of Netaji. A 65 MT monument was
chiselled out of the granite rock after 26,000 man-hours of rigorous artistic
labour. The statue was entirely hand sculpted utilizing both conventional
methods and contemporary tools. Arun Yogiraj served as the team leader of the
sculptors that created the statue.
"One of the tallest, most realistic, monolithic, and
hand-crafted sculptures in India is the 28-foot-tall towering statue of Netaji.
On January 21, 2022, the prime minister promised that a massive granite statue
of Netaji would be erected at India Gate as a reminder of the nation's debt to
him "The statement was made.
The 1,665-mile journey from Khammam in Telangana to New Delhi
required a vehicle that was 100 feet long and had 140 wheels.
500 dancers from all around the nation participated in a cultural celebration on the Kartavya Path to show off the spirit of Ek Bharat-Shrestra Bharat and Unity in Diversity.
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