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Friday, October 31, 2025
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Topic: Sardar Patel

Sardar Patel’s legacy gets lost in Modi’s spectacle. PM makes it all about himself

Modi’s tendency to overwrite even Sardar’s name when it suits his image-building was evident in 2021, when the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera was renamed Narendra Modi Stadium.

Amit Shah announces annual ‘R-Day style parade’ on Sardar Patel’s birthday

The Home Minister made the announcement ahead of Sardar Patel's 150th birth anniversary on 31 October. The parade will showcase the might of CAPFs and state police forces.

When Partition pressure caused a rift between Sardar Patel & Railway minister John Mathhai

In 'Honest John', Bakhtiar K Dadabhoy introduces John Matthai, independent India’s first railways and transport minister, to a new generation.

Some on the podium are more equal than others & when basic economics fights back

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Congress’s Ahmedabad resolution to target BJP’s ‘pseudo-nationalism’, taunt Modi govt on Trump tariffs

Resolution which also covers ruling dispensation's 'active' participation in attacking minorities, particularly Muslims & Christians, to be adopted at AICC session Wednesday on Modi turf.

How Congress is trying to reclaim Sardar Patel’s legacy

At CWC meeting in Modi & Amit Shah's home turf, Kharge accuses BJP-RSS of appropriating Patel's legacy, highlighting the former home minister's dissent against the RSS's ideology.

Sardar Patel transformed ‘steal frame’ to steel frame. IAS officers must revisit his legacy

Former LBSNAA director Sanjeev Chopra emphasised, at a recent event in Delhi, that strong, independent and ethical civil services are the backbone of a democracy.

We want heart unity, not paper unity that will break under the slightest strain: Sardar Patel

In 1931, Vallabhbhai Patel delivered his presidential address at the Karachi Congress Session, stating that communal unity was essential for India and required courage from Hindus.

Sardar Patel had many critics. Jayaprakash Narayan even blamed him for Gandhi assassination

Sardar Patel had many critics, but many of those detractors eventually came to appreciate his qualities, shedding their previous reservations.

Why did Gandhi pick Nehru instead of Sardar Patel for PM? Charisma was key

According to Karan Singh, eight out of 11 Congress members had chosen Sardar Patel to be the Prime Minister of India. But Gandhi picked Nehru.

On Camera

What the MiG-21 taught me

Unlike modern aircraft with their sophisticated systems and computer-mediated controls, the MiG-21 was pure aviation. The connection between the pilot and the machine was magical.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.