Archive · 24 Jan 2026
Requests for Netaji's Remains and Memorial Unanswered
Two people have asked the Indian government for things related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
One is an actor named Somnath Gupta who wants to build a memorial for Netaji in New Delhi.
The other is Chandra Kumar Bose, Netaji's grandnephew, who wants the government to bring Netaji's remains back from Japan.
The government has not answered these requests.
The actor was told that there is a ban on building memorials.
The grandnephew wants the remains to be brought back by 23 January 2025 and a memorial to be built.
He says it is dishonorable that Netaji's remains are in a foreign land.
Somnath Gupta, a TV actor, requested permission to build a Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Memorial in New Delhi.
The Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs denied the request due to a ban on developing memorials.
Chandra Kumar Bose, Netaji's grandnephew, requested the Prime Minister to bring Netaji's remains from Japan.
The government has not responded to either request, leaving both requests unanswered.
Chandra Bose wants the remains to be brought back by 23 January 2025 and a memorial to be built in Delhi.
- Who
- Somnath Gupta (actor) and Chandra Kumar Bose (Netaji's grandnephew)
- What
- Requests for Netaji's remains and a memorial in Delhi
- When
- Requests made over the last four years, with the latest on 9 January 2024
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- Why
- To honor Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and bring his remains back to India
- Requester for Memorial
- Somnath Gupta
- Requester for Remains
- Chandra Kumar Bose
- Cabinet Decision Date
- 18 October 2014
- Ban Imposed
- Development of Samadhis and Memorials
- Proposed Memorial Location
- New Delhi
- Netaji's Grandnephew's Request Date
- 9 January 2024
- Proposed Return Date for Remains
- 23 January 2025
- President During Memorial Note
- Pranab Mukherjee
