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TopicSardar Patel

Topic: Sardar Patel

Whatever some people say, I am convinced Partition has been good for India—Sardar Patel

On 12 February 1949, Vallabhbhai Patel gave a speech at Chennai's Island Grounds where he spoke about the importance of unity and how the government had been dealing with the RSS movement.

Modi’s India must bring back Nehru’s excitement for nation-building – Karan Singh

Seasoned Congressman Karan Singh delivered an hour-long lecture in Delhi that focused on the governance challenges faced by India’s ‘steel frame’.

Statue of Unity isn’t the only big tribute to Sardar Patel—an IAS officer did it first

SK Das of the 1973 IAS batch never spoke about what he did, even though I worked with him for over five years in the Uttarakhand government.

Dinkar Mehta became sole communist mayor of Ahmedabad, beating Sardar Patel’s influence

Mehta found Gandhi’s vision of a classless, Stateless society built through non-violence to be an idealistic outlook.

Bhailal Patel—Gujarati engineer who built Vidyanagar & Sardar Patel University had no govt aid

Bhailal Patel was disappointed in the Congress leadership in the 1950s. So, he decided to fight his first election.

Tawang was Sardar Patel’s last gift to the nation. India must strengthen border infra

When the Chinese Nationalists under Chiang Kai-shek lost out to the Communists under Mao Zedong, the latter asserted his control over Tibet.

Getting princely states into the Constituent Assembly was a Patel and Menon masterstroke

In ‘We, The People of the States of Bharat,' Sanjeev Chopra talks about the formation of Indian states prior to 1956 as a result of historical accidents and circumstances.

Congress is becoming Nokia, Kodak of Gujarat politics. Outdated KHAM lens will wipe it out

After winning the biggest electoral victory in 1995 Gujarat elections, Congress lost seven consecutive elections in the state. It cannot remind voters about its rule anymore.

India can move ahead only if we stay united, says PM Modi on National Unity Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday also paid tribute to Sardar Patel on his 146th birth anniversary, stating that he continues to live in the hearts of all Indians.

Gwalior to Godse — Was Sardar Patel soft on Savarkar in Gandhi murder case, and if so, why

My mother was part of the prosecution team in the Gandhi murder trial. She pointed out several loopholes that were allowed to remain so.

On Camera

Move over Ed Sheeran, Rihanna. The only pop star India wants more of is Diljit Dosanjh

Sheeran’s concert in Mumbai on Saturday was a roaring success. But the most viral moment was when Dosanjh joined him, and brought the house down.

Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

Tiger Triumph-24 — India-US tri-services exercise to boost coordination begins

The exercise will be simulated to undertake HADR operations in a ‘friendly island nation’, where troops will execute amphibious landing ops.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.