National Unity Day

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October 31 is celebrated as National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas to remember and honour Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who played a big part in bringing different regions together to make India a united country after it became independent from British rule.

Important Points

• National Unity Day, also known as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, is celebrated on October 31 each year to honour the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the country's first home minister.
• Patel played a crucial role in India's struggle for independence and later in integrating the princely states into the Union of India.
• The Indian government declared in 2014 that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth anniversary on October 31 would be celebrated as National Unity Day.