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How Sardar Patel rose from the fields of Gujarat

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s house in Nadiad where he was born on October 31, 1875, with a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in the courtyard. (HT)
india news
Updated on Nov 01, 2025 02:34 am IST

562 provinces to 14 units: The colossal task of uniting India

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. (HT archives.)
india news
Published on Oct 31, 2025 07:16 am IST

Bismarck of India: How Patel corralled the princely states

(Fourth from right) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel with President Rajendra Prasad (centre), Prime Minister Jawaharalal Nehru (fourth from left), state governors and Rajpramukhs ahead of a conference at Government House in New Delhi in March 1950. HT archives
india news
Published on Oct 31, 2025 06:01 am IST

Man who steeled an independent nation

Sardar Patel addresses a rally in New Delhi in 1949.
india news
Updated on Oct 31, 2025 05:57 am IST

National Unity Day: Why India celebrates Ekta Diwas on October 31? Know history

National Unity Day 2023: Why India celebrates Ekta Diwas on October 31? Know history and significance
festivals
Published on Oct 30, 2023 07:57 pm IST

Kangana gets emotional as she visits Statue of Unity, praises Vallabhbhai Patel

Kangana Ranaut shared posts on Instagram.
bollywood
Published on Oct 17, 2023 04:49 pm IST

On Vallabhbhai Patel's death anniversary, tributes pour in for ‘India’s unifier'

Post Independence, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was handed the home ministry and also became the first deputy PM of India.
india news
Published on Dec 15, 2021 10:12 am IST

National Unity Day: As India pays tributes to Sardar Patel, know the history

23 January 1950 - Sardar Patel pressing the button to unveil a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the Delhi Town Hall 
india news
Published on Oct 31, 2021 09:48 am IST

Shed partisanship, reach out to the best minds, writes Ramachandra Guha

To accomplish these varied and complex tasks, Nehru and Patel recognised that, in the choice of their Cabinet colleagues, they must not be constrained by partisan considerations.
columns
Updated on Apr 04, 2020 05:07 pm IST

The fourth crisis of the Republic, writes Ramachandra Guha

The worst year in the history of the Republic was 1984, which saw (among other things) the Indian Army’s storming of the Golden Temple, the assassination of Indira Gandhi, the pogrom against the Sikhs, and the Bhopal tragedy
columns
Updated on Jan 26, 2020 08:28 am IST

Statue of Unity surpasses daily average footfall at Statue of Liberty

Marching contingents of paramilitary forces during the 144th birth anniversary celebrations of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity, at Kevadia in Narmada district of Gujarat.
india news
Updated on Dec 07, 2019 09:53 am IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: ‘Loan fairs infused Rs 1.8 lakh crore in economy’ and all the latest news at this hour

The official said an infusion of over ~1.8 lakh crore in credit disbursal in just one month is bound to boost consumption and added that the trend is likely to continue in the coming months.
india news
Updated on Nov 17, 2019 09:00 am IST

Why the Gandhis cannot lead India’s Opposition, writes Ramachandra Guha

The longer the Congress remains a Family firm, the easier it will be for Narendra Modi to deflect criticism of his policies and remain not just in power, but in control of the political narrative
columns
Updated on Jul 25, 2020 02:20 am IST

What religion meant to the Mahatma

Schoolchildren pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary, Chennai, October 2, 2019
analysis
Published on Oct 02, 2019 05:55 pm IST

The twelve Apostles of Gandhi

These Gandhians after Gandhi worked inside Government, seeking to humanise it. They worked in Opposition to Government, seeking to hold the ruling party to account.
india news
Updated on Sept 30, 2021 08:55 pm IST

The supremacy of the Indian State and Parliament | Opinion

Some Opposition members have implied that Sardar Patel was behind Article 370 or wanted to hand over Kashmir to Pakistan. There can’t be a bigger lie
analysis
Updated on Aug 06, 2019 10:22 pm IST

PM Modi asks BJP MPs to embark on ‘padayatra’ on Gandhi birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi
india news
Updated on Jul 09, 2019 11:57 am IST

Godse worship goes mainstream in India

Even while diminishing Gandhi’s role in the freedom struggle, the RSS was careful to distance itself from Godse. This may no longer be true
columns
Updated on Jun 01, 2019 06:09 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Bardoli Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat votes on April 23

BJP leader Prabhu Vasava is the sitting Lok Sabha MP from Bardoli seat.
lok sabha election 2019
Updated on Apr 16, 2019 01:01 pm IST

Madhya Pradesh assembly election 2018: PM Narendra Modi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi lock horns

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi faced off on Saturday in separate rallies in Madhya Pradesh, where their parties are locked in a close contest for the November 28 assembly elections.
madhya pradesh assembly election 2018
Published on Nov 24, 2018 11:18 pm IST

CSR funds diverted to build Statue of Unity: Sena MP Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena MP and executive editor of party mouthpiece, Saamana, Sanjay Raut.
mumbai news
Updated on Nov 11, 2018 11:54 pm IST

Once Congress had lawyers like Gandhi, Patel and Nehru

Master Tara Singh (standing) speaking at conference, with Kanyalal M Munshi (centre) and Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (right)
columns
Updated on Nov 03, 2018 06:13 pm IST

Behind the making of Statue of Unity

The Statue of Unity near Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadiya Colony in Gujarat
india news
Updated on Oct 14, 2018 07:21 am IST

Former PM Vajpayee to be spirit of Uttarakhand BJP’s 2019 campaign

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was instrumental in the formation of Uttarakhand.
dehradun news
Published on Sept 14, 2018 12:21 am IST

Having a separate constitution for Jammu-Kashmir was an aberration, says NSA Ajit Doval

National Security Adviser NSA Ajit Doval was speaking at the launch of a book on Vallabhbhai Patel.
india news
Updated on Sept 05, 2018 03:48 pm IST

Gandhi’s last (and greatest) fast

Mahatma Gandhi, wrapped in his white shawl, sits before a microphone to speak at a prayer meeting in New Delhi. It was the second day of Gandhi’s fast (January 14, 1948) for communal peace. He ended his fast on January 18 after being given a pledge of harmony by leaders of different communities.
india news
Updated on Sept 08, 2018 09:03 am IST
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