Location
Address
Number 38/2 Lala Lajpat Rai (Elgin) Sarani Kolkata, West Bengal 700 020
Description
Netaji Bhawan once served as home to the renowned Indian nationalist - Subhas Chandra Bose. In 1961, this house was reconstructed and converted into a biographical museum by Netaji Research Bureau. Stocked with a wide collection of items related to Netaji, this museum has attracted and continues to attract countless visitors from different parts of the country and the world. Netaji Bhawan houses a library named 'Freedom Library', whose shelves are filled with Sarat Chandra Bose's marvellous collection of books. Besides books, this library has periodicals and documents from the entire freedom movement of India. One of the main highlights of Netaji Bhawan is the newly built auditorium called 'Sarat Bose Hall' that can easily accommodate 115 people. Special film-shows on Netaji and documentaries on the Indian struggle for freedom are shown on this auditorium.