PM Modi pays homage at Kolhapur memorial in Warsaw, here's all you need to know

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage at the Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw PolandPM Modi paid tributes at the memorial plaque for the ValivadeKolhapur camp which was inaugurated in November 2017 near the Monte Casino War MemorialPaid homage at the Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw This Memorial is a tribute to the great Royal Family of Kolhapur This Royal Family was at the forefront of giving shelter to Polish women and children displaced due to the horrors of World War II PM Modi said in another post on XPaid homage at the Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw This Memorial is a tribute to the great Royal Family of Kolhapur This Royal Family was at the forefront of giving shelter to Polish women and children displaced due to the horrors of World War II Inspired by the ideals ofhellip pictwittercomNhb9flvqmHmdash Narendra Modi narendramodi August 21 2024Inspired by the ideals of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj the great Royal Family of Kolhapur put humanity above everything else and ensured a life of dignity for the Polish women and children This act of compassion will keep inspiring generations he added and posted a few photos from the eventThe Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw is dedicated to the generosity of princely state of Kolhapur offered to the polish people during the World War II the MEA saidMeanwhile in a post on X the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said PM Narendra Modi paid tribute at the Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw today The monument honours the generosity of the state of Kolhapur in Maharashtra that had given shelter to Polish women and children during World WarII It continues to illuminate the deep and enduring friendship amp togetherness between India and PolandPM narendramodi paid tribute at the Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw today The monument honours the generosity of the state of Kolhapur in Maharashtra that had given shelter to Polish women and children during World WarII It continues to illuminate the deep and enduringhellip pictwittercomj4YJFEyO5Qmdash Randhir Jaiswal MEAIndia August 21 2024The Prime Ministers visit to the memorial highlights a special historical connection that exits between India and Poland and one that continues to be nurtured and nourished it saidAll you need to know about the Kolhapur memorial in WarsawThe camp established at Valivade Kolhapur provided shelter to Polish people during the war This settlement housed approximately 5000 Polish refugees including women and children At the memorial Prime Minister met with polish people who had lived in the Kolhapur camp and their descendants according to Ministry of External AffairsThis has been set up in memory of the village in Kolhapur that hosted the Polish children whom the Jam Saheb of Nawangar had granted refuge The children were moved to Valivade in Kolhapur in 1945Valivade was chosen due to its favourable climate located about 500 km south of Mumbai It was expected to provide a better living environment compared to harsh conditions in other regionsAfter Polish refugees departed this place its significance was preserved via various memorials There is a cemetery in Kolhapur which was restored in 2014 and honours the Polish individuals who died while they were in IndiaWith inputs from Agencies