Saichiro Misumi | |
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三角 佐一郎 | |
Born | Japan | 16 June 1916
Died | 23 February 2018 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 101)
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]