Saichiro Misumi

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Saichiro Misumi
三角 佐一郎
Born(1916-06-16)16 June 1916
Japan
Died23 February 2018(2018-02-23) (aged 101)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationWorld War II veteran, indologist
Known forIndia Japan relations
AwardsPadma Bhushan
The President, Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Saichiro Misumi, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2015

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]

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  1. "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 日本語). 14 April 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. Ameya Patki on notes, Facebook: Padma Bhushan Medal: Mr. Saichiro Misumi, a living encyclopedia on India-Japan relationsSaichiro Misumi on Facebook
  3. "Sorry for the inconvenience".
  4. "JIA". JIA. 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "India Today". India Today. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "TOI". Times of India. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "NDTV". NDTV. 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  8. "When PM Modi Met Netaji's Oldest Living Associate". YouTube video. Express News Channel. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  9. "MEA" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs. 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  10. "This Year's Padma Awards announced". Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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