Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat

October 31, 2025 4:15 PM

Amit Shah flags off ‘Run for Unity’, pays tribute to Sardar Patel on 150th birth anniversary

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday said that opposition-led governments failed to give Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel the respect he truly deserved, noting that it took 41 years after Independence for the Iron Man of India to be conferred the Bharat Ratna. Shah made the remarks while flagging off the ‘Run for Unity’ in New Delhi, organized to mark Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) observed annually on October 31, the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. He...

Govt’s Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Campaign Fostering National Unity

The government's ambitious Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) program is making significant strides in fostering cultural understanding and interaction between different states and union territories, according to a recent statement in the Lok Sabha. Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, revealed that the EBSB initiative, which pairs states and UTs for year-round cultural exchanges, involves 16 participating ministries and departments. These bodies organize a wide arra...