Last Updated:January 23, 2026, 07:18 IST Anita Bose Pfaff urges India to repatriate Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s ashes from Tokyo’s Renkoji Temple, seeking a dignified final rite on his 129th birth anniversary. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (File photo) As the nation prepares to mark the 129th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on January 23, his daughter Anita Bose Pfaff has renewed her appeal for the repatriation of the ashes preserved at Tokyo’s Renkoji Temple, which she and several family members believe to be Netaji’s mortal remains. Pfaff said it would have caused deep anguish to Bose—who spent much of his life in exile while striving for India’s independence—that his remains continue to rest on foreign soil even more than eight decades after his death and nearly eight decades after India attained freedom. Calling upon those who continue to admire and honour Netaji, Pfaff urged Indians to support what she described as his “posthumous return from exile” and to back the transfer of his ashes to India for a dignified and appropriate final rite. …