2nd Leader of Indian National Army. Born Subhas Chandra Bose 23 January 1897 Cuttack, Orissa Division, Bengal Province, British India (now in Cuttack district, Odisha, India) 18 August 1945 (aged 48) Army Hospital Nanmon Branch, Taihoku, Japanese Taiwan (present-day Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch, Taipei, Taiwan) Netaji Jayanti or Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti, officially known as Parakram Diwas or Parakram Divas, is a national event celebrated in India to mark the birthday of the prominent Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. It is celebrated annually on 23 January. ©Mohan U Subhas Chandra Bose