The INA War Museum

The Indian National Army (INA) War Museum is located inside the INA Memorial complex in Moirang, Manipur. It is the only official museum dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the rise of the INA, World War II and Netaji's contribution to the Indian independence movement. Inaugurated on September 23, 1969, the museum showcases relics from WWII that were found in the fields of Manipur such as bullets, bombshells, soldiers' helmets, etc. It also displays over  a hundred photos of Netaji and the INA, maps, insignia, currency notes, Netaji’s letters, INA badges and Japanese amulets.

The museum has a gallery of the historical personalities of Manipur as well as one of Manipuri soldiers who were in the INA. The INA Memorial, of which the museum is a part, was also the location where the tricolour flag was hoisted for the second time on Indian soil on April 14, 1944.  Many WWII artefacts are not a part of any private collection but were accumulated by the government during various excavations, or were just found lying around. There is a library and an auditorium on the premises as well.