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{{Distinguish|Imphal Peace Museum}}
{{Infobox museum
|name = INA War Museum
|native_name = ({{langx|mni|India Leipaak-ki Laanmi-gi Pukei Lankei Shanglen}})
|native_name_lang = Manipuri
|logo = INA WAR MUSEUM.jpg
|image = The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind visiting the INA Museum, at Moirang, in Manipur on November 22, 2017. The Governor of Manipur, Dr. Najma Heptulla is also seen.jpg
|image_size = 300px
|caption = Shri [[Ram Nath Kovind]], the [[President of India]] and Dr. [[Najma Heptulla]], the then [[Governor of Manipur]], visiting the INA Museum, at [[Moirang]], in [[Manipur]] on November 22, 2017.
|location = [[INA Martyrs' Memorial Complex]], [[Moirang]], [[Bishnupur District]], [[Manipur]]
|type = [[War museum]]
|key_holdings = Hundreds of rare photographs of [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose]] and the INA maps, insignia, currency notes, Netaji's letters, INA badges and Japanese amulets
|curator = Mrinashree Mairembam
|owner = [[Government of Manipur]]
|collection_size = More than 1000 WWII related objects and documents<ref name="INA Martyrs' Memorial">{{Cite web|url=https://artnculturemanipur.gov.in/en/ina-martyrs-memorial/|title=INA Martyrs' Memorial|website=artnculturemanipur.gov.in|access-date=2022-06-14|archive-date=2022-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616000618/https://artnculturemanipur.gov.in/en/ina-martyrs-memorial/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|established = {{start date and age|1985}}<ref name="INA Martyrs' Memorial"/>
}}
The '''INA War Museum''' ({{langx|mni|INA Laan-gi Pukei Lankei Shanglen}}) or the '''Indian National Army War Museum''' ({{langx|mni|India Leipaak-ki Laanmi-gi Pukei Lankei Shanglen}}) is a [[WWII]] [[museum]] in [[Moirang]], [[Manipur]]. It is the only official WWII museum in [[Manipur]] though many other WWII museums are opened in the state. This museum is situated inside the [[INA Memorial Complex]]. The museum focuses primarily on the rise of the [[Indian National Army]] (INA) and the contributions of [[Subhash Chandra Bose]] to the [[Indian independence movement]].<ref name="INA Museum, Moirang">{{Cite web|url=https://www.battleofimphal.com/sights/museum|title=INA Museum, Moirang|website=www.battleofimphal.com|access-date=2022-06-14|archive-date=2022-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520043554/https://www.battleofimphal.com/sights/museum|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pth_7qgEN7IC&dq=INA+Museum+letters+%2C+photographs+%2C+badges+ranks+memorabilia+martyrs+INA+%28+headquartered+World+War+II+%29+fought+dynamic+leadership+Netaji+Subhash+Chandra+Bose+against+allies&pg=PA29|title=Indian States At A Glance 2008-09: Performance, Facts And Figures - North-East And Sikkim|last=Laveesh|first=Bhandari|date=2009|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-81-317-2348-7|language=en|access-date=2022-06-14|archive-date=2023-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421081232/https://books.google.com/books?id=pth_7qgEN7IC&dq=INA+Museum+letters+%2C+photographs+%2C+badges+ranks+memorabilia+martyrs+INA+%28+headquartered+World+War+II+%29+fought+dynamic+leadership+Netaji+Subhash+Chandra+Bose+against+allies&pg=PA29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Deshpande">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lblDDwAAQBAJ&dq=ina+museum+moirang+displays+historical+pictures+relics+depicting+Netaji+achievements+experiences&pg=PT98|title=Backpacking North East India: A Curious Journey|last=Deshpande|first=Abhijeet|date=2017-12-19|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-1-946556-80-6|language=en|access-date=2022-06-14|archive-date=2023-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421081232/https://books.google.com/books?id=lblDDwAAQBAJ&dq=ina+museum+moirang+displays+historical+pictures+relics+depicting+Netaji+achievements+experiences&pg=PT98|url-status=live}}</ref> This museum is the only official museum dedicated to Netaji [[Subhash Chandra Bose]].<ref name="Subir">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KWwDEAAAQBAJ&dq=ina+museum+moirang&pg=PT153|title=Story of Bengal and Bengalis: Ancient to Contemporary Era Of Bangladesh & West Bengal: Genesis of Hindu-Muslim Discord|last=Subir|date=2020-10-17|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-1-64983-722-6|language=en|access-date=2022-06-14|archive-date=2023-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421081232/https://books.google.com/books?id=KWwDEAAAQBAJ&dq=ina+museum+moirang&pg=PT153|url-status=live}}</ref>

== History ==
[[Moirang]] is the first place in [[India]]n soil where the [[Flag of India|Indian national tricolour flag]] was hoisted. It was in this place where the INA War Museum and the [[INA Martyrs' Memorial Complex]] were developed.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Qo3EAAAQBAJ&dq=INA+Martyr%27s+Memorial+Complex+was+also+built+at+Moirang+where+the+Tricolour+was+first+hoisted+on+Indian+soil.&pg=PT82|title=State vs. Society in Northeast India: History, Politics and the Everyday|last=Sharma|first=G. Amarjit|date=2021-07-05|publisher=SAGE Publishing India|isbn=978-93-91370-45-9|language=en|access-date=2022-06-14|archive-date=2023-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421081232/https://books.google.com/books?id=3Qo3EAAAQBAJ&dq=INA+Martyr%27s+Memorial+Complex+was+also+built+at+Moirang+where+the+Tricolour+was+first+hoisted+on+Indian+soil.&pg=PT82|url-status=live}}</ref> The INA War Museum was established in the year 1985. It was in tribute to [[Subhash Chandra Bose]] for his roles in the [[Indian Independence Movement|Indian Freedom Struggle]].<ref name="INA Martyrs' Memorial"/>

== Collections and features ==
The Indian National Army War Museum displays artefacts and relics of WWII found from various locations in [[Manipur]]. These relics dating back to 1944 include arms and ammunition, bayonets, helmets and other documents.<ref name="INA Museum, Moirang"/><ref name="NAIR">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g9jEDwAAQBAJ&dq=INA+museum+houses+memorabilia+arms+ammunition+articles++photographs+documents+campaign+Manipur&pg=PT36|title=ON THE GRASS TRAIL: Of Mountains, Valleys and Fabled Islands|last=NAIR|first=N. V.|date=2019-12-18|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-1-64733-927-2|language=en|access-date=2022-06-14|archive-date=2023-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421081232/https://books.google.com/books?id=g9jEDwAAQBAJ&dq=INA+museum+houses+memorabilia+arms+ammunition+articles++photographs+documents+campaign+Manipur&pg=PT36|url-status=live}}</ref> It also displays hundreds of rare photographs of [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose]] and the INA, maps, insignia, currency notes, Netaji's letters, INA badges and Japanese amulets.<ref name="Deshpande"/><ref name="Subir"/><ref name="NAIR"/><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pth_7qgEN7IC&dq=INA+Museum+letters+%2C+photographs+%2C+badges+ranks+memorabilia+martyrs+INA+%28+headquartered+World+War+II+%29+fought+dynamic+leadership+Netaji+Subhash+Chandra+Bose+against+allies&pg=PA29|title=Indian States At A Glance 2008-09: Performance, Facts And Figures - North-East And Sikkim|last=Laveesh|first=Bhandari|date=2009|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-81-317-2348-7|language=en|access-date=2022-06-14|archive-date=2023-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421081232/https://books.google.com/books?id=pth_7qgEN7IC&dq=INA+Museum+letters+%2C+photographs+%2C+badges+ranks+memorabilia+martyrs+INA+%28+headquartered+World+War+II+%29+fought+dynamic+leadership+Netaji+Subhash+Chandra+Bose+against+allies&pg=PA29|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Exhibits ==
The INA museum exhibits a gallery of historical personalities of [[Manipur]] including Manipuri soldiers in the [[Indian National Army]].<ref name="Subir"/><ref name="NAIR"/>

== See also ==
* [[Imphal Peace Museum]]
* [[Kakching Garden]]
* [[Keibul Lamjao National Park]] - world's only floating national park in Manipur, India
* [[Khonghampat Orchidarium]]
* [[Loktak Folklore Museum]]
* [[Manipur State Museum]]
* [[Manipur Zoological Garden]]
* [[Phumdi]] - Floating biomasses in Manipur, India
* [[Sekta Archaeological Living Museum]]
* [[Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons}}
* [https://www.museumsofindia.org/museum/525/the-ina-war-museum The INA War Museum www.museumsofindia.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416000158/https://www.museumsofindia.org/museum/525/the-ina-war-museum |date=2021-04-16 }}
* [https://www.pothashang.in/2021/08/27/ganesan-pays-floral-tribute-to-netaji-ina-soldiers/ Ganesan pays floral tribute to Netaji INA soldiers www.pothashang.in]
* [https://www.pothashang.in/2021/08/12/governor-visits-ina-museum/ Governor visits INA Museum www.pothashang.in]
* [https://www.pothashang.in/2021/04/14/ina-flag-hoisting-anniversary-observed-at-moirang/ INA flag hoisting anniversary observed at Moirang www.pothashang.in]
* [https://www.pothashang.in/2019/08/18/ina-complex-will-upgraded-soon-biren/ INA will be upgraded soon - CM www.pothashang.in]
* [https://www.pothashang.in/2018/04/14/governor-hoists-national-flag-ina/ Governor hoists National Flag INA www.pothashang.in]
* [https://www.pothashang.in/2017/11/22/president-paid-homage-subash-chandra-bose-ina-moirang/ President paid Homage Subhash Chandra Bose INA Moirang www.pothashang.in]

[[Category:Museums in Manipur]]
[[Category:Museums in India]]
[[Category:World War II museums]]

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