RSSFACTS: Rashtriya Ekta Diwas honours Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s legacy of national integration. His correspondence reveals nuanced views on the RSS, while modern celebrations, like Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, promote unity and shared national identity
This year’s Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations included a cultural festival and the National Unity Day parade by police and paramilitary forces.
While it is impossible to say what India would have been like with Sardar Patel as India's first prime minister, what is undeniable is that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a tireless soldier of India.