{"id":8783,"date":"2025-10-25T11:22:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T05:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=8783"},"modified":"2025-10-25T13:23:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T07:53:33","slug":"national-unity-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-unity-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National Unity Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>National Unity Day Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the celebrations of National Unity Day at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat\u2019s Narmada Valley on October 31. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Unity Day<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Unity Day, or <\/span><b>Rashtriya Ekta Diwas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is observed on<\/span><b> October 31st <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">every year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This significant day <\/span><b>commemorates the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a pivotal figure in India&#8217;s struggle for independence and the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>introduced <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the Government of India<\/span><b> in 2014.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renowned for his exceptional leadership and unyielding commitment to national integration, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is fondly remembered as the <\/span><b>&#8220;Iron Man of India.&#8221;<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Unity Day serves as a <\/span><b>reminder of his efforts to unite the diverse princely states into a single natio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n and fosters a spirit of solidarity among the people of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>This year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> marks the <\/span><b>150th birth anniversary of Vallabhbhai Patel.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the<\/span><b> key highlights <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the day is the <\/span><b>Run for Unity,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a nationwide marathon held to honor Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel\u2019s vision of a united India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was <\/span><b>born on 31st October 1875 in Nadiad, Gujarat.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>successful lawyer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by profession, his life encountered a turning point when <\/span><b>Mahatma Gandhi chose him as his deputy commander to lead the Kheda Satyagraha in 1918.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patel <\/span><b>led the Satyagraha movement in Nagpur in 1923<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against the British law of banning the hoisting of the Indian flag.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>1924<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, he was <\/span><b>elected President of the Ahmedabad Municipal Board<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking charge, he revamped the drainage, sanitation, cleanliness, and water distribution systems of Ahmedabad.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He became increasingly involved with the struggle for independence.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was<\/span><b> his role in the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that elevated him to a new pinnacle of national glory. It was here that he<\/span><b> earned the title of \u2018Sardar\u2019.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>At the time of Independence, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India consisted of <\/span><b>17 British Indian provinces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the <\/span><b>Princely States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-comprising about two-fifths of the geographic territory of the country-numbered <\/span><b>more than 560.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sardar Vallabhbhai <\/span><b>Patel stepped in to ensure the accession of the princely states<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>integrate them into the Union of India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">He was appointed as the <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">first Deputy Prime Minister <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Home Minister of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from 1947 to 1950. He also took charge of the <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Information and Broadcasting Ministry.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/statue-of-unity-gears-up-for-ekta-diwas-pm-modi-to-lead-celebrations-rehearsals-thrill-tourists\/videoshow\/124788134.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ET<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Unity Day, or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, is observed on October 31st every year. 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