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TopicSardar Patel

Topic: Sardar Patel

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.

Sardar Patel endured 2,300 days in jail with wit and will. ‘I can live on air for 3 months’

‘The one thing that makes me sad is that all the officers here are Indians… Had they been British, I would have taught them a lesson.’

How Nehru became Congress president over Sardar Patel—diary entry sheds new light

Leaders at the time didn’t consider the election significant enough to be documented in detail, which ended up leaving room for propaganda. But what really happened?

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.

On Camera

India’s once unshakeable ties with Russia are fraying

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi last week was his first since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Bilateral summits used to...

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.