About this stamp
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
India Post issued this ₹10 stamp on 31 October 2016, National Unity Day, as a salute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the unifier of India. The Government of India introduced Rashtriya Ekta Diwas in 2014, on Patel’s birth anniversary, to strengthen the nation’s dedication to its unity, integrity and security; it is marked with a pledge in government offices, a “Run for Unity” and parades by the police and paramilitary forces.
The Iron Man of India
Sardar Patel, the first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India, was born on 31 October 1875 at Nadiad in Gujarat. Inspired by Gandhi, he joined the freedom struggle and became one of its leading figures; after independence he brought the princely states into the Indian Union.
The stamp was designed by Alka Sharma; Security Printing Press, Hyderabad printed 410,220.
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