Uniting, he stands: PM Modi's special tribute to Sardar Patel

October 31, 2018 08:51

The first half of 1947 was a critical period in Indias history. The end of colonial rule was certain and so was Indias partition but what was uncertain was whether there would be more than one division. Prices were rising, food shortages were common but over and above everything else, the unity of India was under severe strain.

It was in these circumstances that the states department came into being in the middle of 1947. Among the chief aims of this department was to negotiate Indias relationship with the over 550 princely states, which were as diverse as they could get, be it in size, population, terrain or economic situation.

No wonder Mahatma Gandhi remarked, The problem of the states is so difficult that YOU alone can solve it. The YOU in question is none other than Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, whose jayanti we are marking today and to whom we pay our tributes.

Read the full tribute HERE

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