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| The Iron Man’s Vision, Fulfilled: How India is completing Sardar Patel’s work Sardar Patel at 151 | | Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is a reminder that unity is not inherited once and kept forever. It has to be secured, institutionalised and renewed by each generation | | | Arun Anand
On 31 October, India marks the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Since 2014, the day has been observed as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, a national pledge to protect the country’s unity, integrity and security. Each year it raises a question that is as old as the Republic: what does it take to hold a nation of India’s size and diversity together? Sardar Patel answered it in 1947 and 1948 with a rare blend of dialogue, persuasion and firmness. Seventy-nine years later, his answer still frames the debate.
The map Sardar Patel drew
When the British left, paramountcy lapsed and more than 560 princely states were, on paper, free to choose their own future. The States De | |
| | | | Keeping the past alive through photographs and voices | | | | Dr. Vijay Garg
History is not preserved only in books, monuments, museums and official records. It also lives in old photographs, recorded voices, family conversations, folk songs, personal letters and forgotten stories. These seemingly ordinary objects and recordings often hold extraordinary memories of people, communities and civilizations. Preserving them is essential because once they disappear, an irreplaceable part of our collective heritage may be lost forever.
In an age of rapid technological change, the preservation of photographs and voices has become more important than ever. They connect generations, bring forgotten events back to life and help future generations understand | |
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