19 March - Azad Hind Army hoisted the tricolor first time on Indian soil in 1944

 

With the assistance of the people of Manipur and other members of the Indian National Army (INA), the Azad Hind Army raised the tricolour for the first time on Indian soil on March 19, 1944, in Moirang, Manipur.


In place of Gandhi's "Charkha," Subhash Chandra Bose's Azad Hind Fauz adopted a version of the Purna Swaraj Flag in 1943 that featured the words "AZAD" on the top saffron band, "HIND" on the bottom green band, and a "Springing Tiger" in the middle of the white band to represent the INA's strength and unyielding will to fight.

The Azad Hind Fauj, often known as the Indian National Army (INA), was established during World War II.It was initially established by Capt. Mohan Singh in Singapore in September 1942 with Japanese POWs in India.The Indian Independence League, led by international nationalist leader Rash Behari Bose, provided support for this.Hikari Kikan and Mohan Singh, who began to believe that the Japanese High Command was exploiting the INA as a simple pawn and propaganda tool, disagreed, and the first INA was abruptly disbanded in December 1942.

Yet, after Subhas Chandra Bose arrived in the Far East in 1943, the notion of a liberation army was once again raised.
Rash Behari Bose gave Subhas Chandra Bose management of the company in July during a meeting in Singapore.Bose was successful in restructuring the infant army and earned a sizable following among the Indian expatriate community in south-east Asia.

They provided assistance both financially and by joining in the Indian National Army.At its peak, the INA had roughly 85,000 soldiers, including the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, a special women's force led by Captain Lakshmi Swaminathan.Throughout the operations in Burma, Imphal, and Kohima as well as subsequently in opposition to the Allies' successful Burma Campaign, this second INA fought alongside the Imperial Japanese Army.

The INA's main office was in Moirang, Manipur.On March 19, 1944, in Moirang, with the assistance of INA members from Manipur like Shri Mairembam Koireng Singh, Colonel Shaukat Malik raised the Tricolor for the first time on Indian land.