Saichiro Misumi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese indologist
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Place of Birth: Japan
About Saichiro Misumi
- Saichiro Misumi (16 June 1916 – 23 February 2018) was a Japanese indologist, former executive director and the incumbent advisor of the Japan-India Association.
- He is a World War II veteran, a former Indian National Army officer and an associate of Subhash Chandra Bose, renowned Indian nationalist.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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