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TopicSardar Patel

Topic: Sardar Patel

How Sardar Patel saved civil services from double jeopardy—British and Congress

On Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary, India’s youngest civil servants will pledge their commitment to constitutional values at the Statue of Unity. He’s the civil services’ patron saint.

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’.

Vithalbhai was supposed to be the nation-builder & Vallabhbhai the family provider

The two brothers developed an understanding: the elder Vithalbhai would devote his time to public service and Vallabhbhai would earn money to support both families.

Saurashtra was Sardar Patel’s homeland. But he didn’t let emotion affect nation-building

In contrast to Patel, Nehru, with his Kashmiri heritage, approached the Kashmir issue emotionally. He didn't intend to weaken India, but his myopic approach created lasting trouble.

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.

Both Gandhi and Patel believed Hindus would flee than fight to protect themselves upon attack

Patel was critical of the idea of a Hindu Rashtra and summarily dismissed it. He believed that when the country had begun her journey in a fresh direction, everyone should be given a new chance.

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.

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What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.