Updated Jan 20, 2021 | 07:35 IST The central government has decided to celebrate Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary as 'Parakram Diwas' every year. (Representational photo)  |  Photo Credit: IANS Key Highlights Netaji's birthday to be marked as 'Parakram Diwas' every year: Government Year long celebrations to commemorate 125th birth anniversary year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to commence on January 23 New Delhi: Das before the nation celebrates the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the Indian Railways on Tuesday renamed the Howrah-Kalka Mail as the ‘Netaji Express’. The great freedom fighter was born on January 23, 1897 and floated Azad Hind Fauj to fight for India's independence. The Howrah-Kalka Mail runs daily between Howrah and Kalka via Delhi.