National Unity Day, also known as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, is celebrated annually on October 31 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. This day recognizes and honors his contribution to India’s freedom fight and encourages citizens to choose the righteous path and take pride in their nation.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a great visionary leader, was India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister. He played a key role in uniting the country’s princely states into a single nation. He is widely remembered by the title “Iron Man of India”.
Top Quotes By Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- 7 March 1942 (Quit India Movement): “Happiness and misery are paper balls. Don’t be afraid of death. Join the nationalist forces, be united. Give work to those who are hungry, food to invalids, forget your quarrels.”
- 26 January 1939 (Announcing resumption of the struggle at Rajkot): “Non-violence has to be observed in thought, word, and deed. The measure of our non-violence will be the measure of our success.”
- 15 May 1950, (Public meeting in Ernakulam): “Religion is a matter between the man and his Maker.”
- “A war based on Satyagraha is always of two kinds. One is the war we wage against injustice, and the other we fight against our own weaknesses.”
- “We have tried to overcome our weaknesses honestly and in a definite manner. The proof, if any proof is needed, is Hindu-Muslim unity.”
- “No distinctions of caste and creed should hamper us. All are the sons and daughters of India. We should all love our country and build our destiny on mutual love and help.”
President Droupadi Murmu, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and CM Rekha Gupta led the nation in paying floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary. Bharat Parv 2025 is being organised at Ekta Nagar from November 1 to 15, on the premises of the Statue of Unity.
