Saichiro Misumi

Saichiro Misumi
三角佐一郎
Born	(1916-06-16)16 June 1916 Japan
Died	23 February 2018(2018-02-23) (aged 101) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	World War II veteran, indologist
Known for	India Japan relations
Awards	Padma Bhushan

Saichiro Misumi (Misumi, Saichirō (三角佐一郎) 16 June 1916^[1]^[2] – 23 February 2018)^[3] was a Japanese indologist, former executive director and the incumbent advisor of the Japan-India Association.^[4] He is a World War II veteran, a former Indian National Army officer and an associate of Subhash Chandra Bose, renowned Indian nationalist.^[5]^[6]^[7] Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, visited him on 2 September 2014 during the former's official visit to Japan and the meeting was widely covered in Indian media.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] The Ministry of External Affairs, India have drawn up a project to record Misumi's life and times by way of a documentary film, for which they have invited expression of interest.^[9] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with the Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award for his contributions towards promoting India-Japan relations.^[10]

References

^ "Misumi-komon Padoma Būshan kunshō jushō" 三角顧問パドマ･ブーシャン勲章受賞 [Advisor Saichiro Misumi to be awarded Padma Bhushan Medal]. Japan-India Association (in Japanese). 14 April 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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