HB Bureau, Chandigarh
31 October, 2018
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating
182-metre-tall statue of India’s ‘Iron Man’ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat
on Wednesday, India not only gifted the word its tallest statue but also got its
much awaited ‘Statue of Unity’, a symbol of National Integration and Pride.
182-metre-tall statue of India’s ‘Iron Man’ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat
on Wednesday, India not only gifted the word its tallest statue but also got its
much awaited ‘Statue of Unity’, a symbol of National Integration and Pride.
Prime Minister Modi said ‘Statue of Unity’ would be a symbol
of unity of hearts and India’s geographical unity.
of unity of hearts and India’s geographical unity.
Finally, the ‘Statue of Unity’ came as real tribute to
Patel, an unsung hero of India’s freedom movement, who was instrumental in merger
of more than 560 princely states with India after country’s partition.
Patel, an unsung hero of India’s freedom movement, who was instrumental in merger
of more than 560 princely states with India after country’s partition.
It was believed that India had not yet paid the debt it owed
to its ‘Visionary Diplomat’ who united the country with his strategic wisdom.
However, with ‘Statue of Unity’ and celebrating Patel’s Birth Anniversary as Rashtriya Ekta Divas (National Unity
Day), India have paid homage to its real engineer.
to its ‘Visionary Diplomat’ who united the country with his strategic wisdom.
However, with ‘Statue of Unity’ and celebrating Patel’s Birth Anniversary as Rashtriya Ekta Divas (National Unity
Day), India have paid homage to its real engineer.
Apart from being a farmer leader, a freedom fighter, a
visionary politician, a skilled diplomat, Patel is also remembered as an unprecedented
administrator.
visionary politician, a skilled diplomat, Patel is also remembered as an unprecedented
administrator.
Balraj Krishna, a veteran former journalist, has mentioned in his book “Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel India’s Iron Man” that common talk among the members of the Indian Civil
Service post independence used to be: “If the dead body of Sardar Patel were stuffed
and placed on a chair, he could rule.”
Patel India’s Iron Man” that common talk among the members of the Indian Civil
Service post independence used to be: “If the dead body of Sardar Patel were stuffed
and placed on a chair, he could rule.”
Patel’s face commanded such obedience.
Princes, politicians and
administrators called upon him with certain trepidation, fearing the scorn of
his eyes; much worse the rap of his caustic tongue. In national matters, Patel
was “harder that steel” but “softer than flower” in personal and private
relations. Patel never walked a “fallen” enemy, the book reads further.
Meanwhile,
the “Statue of Unity” unveiled by Prime Minister Modi at Kevadiya in Gujarat is
constructed at an estimated cost of
Rs 2989 Crore.
the “Statue of Unity” unveiled by Prime Minister Modi at Kevadiya in Gujarat is
constructed at an estimated cost of
Rs 2989 Crore.
“Statue of Unity”
is 177 feet higher than China’s Spring Temple Buddha, which was the tallest
statue till now. Further, it is twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty in New
York.
is 177 feet higher than China’s Spring Temple Buddha, which was the tallest
statue till now. Further, it is twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty in New
York.
Haryana government has also
announced to set up a “State Bhawan” at ‘Ek Bharat Shrehstha Bharat Complex’
near Statue of Unity to facilitate tourists from the state.
announced to set up a “State Bhawan” at ‘Ek Bharat Shrehstha Bharat Complex’
near Statue of Unity to facilitate tourists from the state.