INA War Museum

See also: Imphal Peace Museum

INA War Museum

India Leipaak-ki Laanmi-gi Pukei Lankei Shanglen
Shri Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India and Dr. Najma Heptulla, the then Governor of Manipur, visiting the INA Museum, at Moirang, in Manipur on November 22, 2017.
Established	1985[1]
Location	INA Martyrs' Memorial Complex, Moirang, Bishnupur District, Manipur
Type	War museum
Key holdings	Hundreds of photographs of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the INA maps, insignia, currency notes, Netaji's letters, INA badges and Japanese amulets
Collection size	More than 1000 WWII related objects and documents[1]
Curator	Mrinashree Mairembam
Owner	Government of Manipur

The INA War Museum (Meitei: INA Laan-gi Pukei Lankei Shanglen) or the Indian National Army War Museum (Meitei: India Leipaak-ki Laanmi-gi Pukei Lankei Shanglen) is a WWII museum in Moirang, Manipur. It is the only official WWII museum in Manipur though many other WWII museums are opened in the state. This museum is situated inside the INA Memorial Complex. The museum focuses primarily on the rise of the Indian National Army and the contributions of Subhash Chandra Bose to the Indian independence movement.^[2][3][4] This museum is the only official museum dedicated to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.^[5]

History

Moirang is the first place in Indian soil where the Indian national tricolour flag was hoisted. It was in this place where the INA War Museum and the INA Martyrs' Memorial Complex were developed.^[6] The INA War Museum was established in the year 1985. It was in tribute to Subhash Chandra Bose for his roles in the Indian Freedom Struggle.^[1]

Collections and features

The Indian National Army War Museum displays artefacts and relics of WWII found from various locations in Manipur. These relics dating back to 1944 include arms and ammunition, bayonets, helmets and other documents.^[2][7] It also displays hundreds of photographs of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the INA, maps, insignia, currency notes, Netaji's letters, INA badges and Japanese amulets.^[4][5][7][8]

Exhibits

The INA museum exhibits a gallery of historical personalities of Manipur including Manipuri soldiers in the Indian National Army.^[5][7]

References

1. "INA Martyrs' Memorial". artnculturemanipur.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
2. "INA Museum, Moirang". www.battleofimphal.com.
3. Laveesh, Bhandari (2009). Indian States At A Glance 2008-09: Performance, Facts And Figures - North-East And Sikkim. Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-81-317-2348-7.
4. Deshpande, Abhijeet (2017-12-19). Backpacking North East India: A Curious Journey. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-946556-80-6.
5. Subir (2020-10-17). Story of Bengal and Bengalis: Ancient to Contemporary Era Of Bangladesh & West Bengal: Genesis of Hindu-Muslim Discord. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64983-722-6.
6. Sharma, G. Amarjit (2021-07-05). State vs. Society in Northeast India: History, Politics and the Everyday. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 978-93-91370-45-9.
7. NAIR, N. V. (2019-12-18). ON THE GRASS TRAIL: Of Mountains, Valleys and Fabled Islands. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64733-927-2.
8. Laveesh, Bhandari (2009). Indian States At A Glance 2008-09: Performance, Facts And Figures - North-East And Sikkim. Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-81-317-2348-7.

Other websites

• The INA War Museum www.museumsofindia.org Archived 2021-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Ganesan pays floral tribute to Netaji INA soldiers www.pothashang.in
• Governor visits INA Museum www.pothashang.in
• INA flag hoisting anniversary observed at Moirang www.pothashang.in
• INA will be upgraded soon - CM www.pothashang.in
• Governor hoists National Flag INA www.pothashang.in
• President paid Homage Subhash Chandra Bose INA Moirang www.pothashang.in