Statue of unity

Why in the discussion?

On October 31, 2018, Prime Minister Modi unveiled the Statue of Unity on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 143th birth anniversary, handed it over to the country. It is believed to be the highest statue of the whole world ever.

What is statue of unity

  • 3.5 km from Sardar Sarovar dam located in Narmada district near Vadodara in Gujarat On the lower side, statue of 182 meter high Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was installed on the river island of Sadhubet near Rajpipala.

main point

  • This statue, prepared in just 33 months, is higher than the 153 meter high statue (the highest statue in the world ever) built in 11 years of Spring Temple located in central China's Henan Province, and New York's Statue of Liberty (93 m) height is nearly double.
  • For the construction of the statue, the required iron was collected by the farmers across India under 'Iron Campaign'.
  • This statue was designed by the 'sculptor' Ram Vanzi Sutar, awarded by the Padma Bhushan.
  • The statue was constructed by the Larsen and Toubro Company of India and the state-run Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited.
  • To build this, the Gujarat government had formed the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Integration Trust (SVPRET).

Characteristic of statue

  • Lift arrangements have been made in this statue so that tourists can go to the heart of the statue. Here is a gallery remains where can view a single with 200 tourists stood Satpura and overlooks the valley of river Narmada, Sardar Sarovar Dam and flowers placed there surrounded by Vindhyachal hills.
  • 3 km from the Statue of Unity At the distance, a convention center named Tent City, Flower Valley and Best Bharat Bhawan has also been built.
  • This statue is 180 km The steady hourly wind will also be standing in the air and will be able to withstand the 6.5-magnitude earthquake.
  • Within this statue, Sardar Patel's museum has also been prepared, in which many things related to Sardar Patel's memory will be kept. 

Some important facts

  • October 31 is celebrated as 'National Unity Day' every year.
  • On the occasion of Patel Jayanti, a race called 'Run for Unity' is organized for the youth of the country.
  • To join the unveiling ceremony of this statue, the train was run from Varanasi to 'Ekta Train Yatra' for Gujarat, which was operated up to Sardar Patel's native village.
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is also called the modern 'Bismarck of India'.

Sardar Patel's Political Biography

  • Born on October 31, 1875 in Nadiad of Gujarat, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel gave his first contribution to India's independence struggle, in 1918 in Kheda struggle of Gujarat.
  • He liberated the people of Borasad taluka from a penal tax called 'Hadia' by using Borashat Satyagraha.
  • In 1923, Sardar Patel led a successful national flag movement in Nagpur.
  • Patel led the satyagraha movement in 1928 against the government's increase in the rent of the farmers of Bardoli, where they gave the title of 'Sardar' to women.
  • In 1931, he chaired the Karachi Convention of the Indian National Congress and played an important role in the non-cooperation movement, Swaraj movement, Dandi travel and Quit India Movement.
  • Sardar Patel became the first Deputy Prime Minister of Independent India and also took charge of Home, Information and Broadcasting Minister.
  • Having attained independence, Sardar Patel had a major role in national integration of the Indian princely states and without the war, he merged around 562 country indigenous peoples into the country.
  • Sardar Patel, who also disagreed with the merger agreement, also introduced Jammu and Kashmir, Hyderabad and Junagadh in the country till November 1947, introducing his diplomatic sense.
  • Given Patel's contribution in the integration of India, he received the 'Iron Man' status.
  • Posthumously in 1991, he was given the 'Bharat Ratna' award.

United Nations Human Rights Award

Pakistan's human rights activist Asma Jahangir has been posthumously awarded the United Nations Human Rights Award. He was one of the four winners declared by the United Nations on October 25 for this award. Three more winners of this award are as follows:
  1. Tanbeya activist Rebecca Gyumi
    2.  
  2. Brazilian first local advocate Joenia Wapichana
    3.  
  3. Ireland's Human Rights Organization 'Front Line Defenders'
        • It is notable that Begum Rana Liaquat Ali Khan (1978), Benazir Bhutto (2008) Malala Yusufjai (2013) has been honored with the award before Asma Jahangir in Pakistan.
        • These awards will be distributed on December 10 on the occasion of World Human Rights Day.
        • 66-year-old Jahangir, who died on February 11 due to heart attack, was known for his unselfish nature and continued efforts in the field of human rights. She was the first woman to serve as chairman of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan.

    Religion Guardian-2012

    For the promotion of military cooperation between India and Japan, the first joint military exercise 'Dharma Garjan-2011' will be organized from November 01 to November 14, 2018 at Counter Insurgency Warfare School in Varente, India.
          • The Indian Army and Japan Ground Self Defense Force will participate in this military exercise.
          • The representation of the Indian team will be represented by the 6/1 Gorkha Rifles and the Japanese team of 32 infantry regiments of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force.
          • During this 14-day military exercise, there will be special emphasis on inter-operation between the two defense forces.
          • Both sides will jointly organize and plan jointly for strategic military exercises to resolve potential threats, as well as their proper implementation, if the war-like situation arises in the cities.
          • 'Religion Guardian-2012' is an important step towards strengthening strategic relations, including defense cooperation between the two countries.
          • This military exercise will help in developing mutual understanding and generating respect for each other's forces. This will also facilitate close monitoring of global developments related to terrorism.

    Trident Gincture - 2018

    On 25th October, 2018, NATO's military exercise 'Trident Ganctar-2018' began in Norway, which will run till November 7, 2018.
          • This is NATO's largest military exercise after the Cold War.
          • NATO has 29 countries and 50,000 troops, 10,000 vehicles, 65 vessels and 250 aircraft from 2 partner countries are participating in this exercise.
          • This exercise includes water, space and air all three forces.
          • This exercise was first organized in Spain and Portugal in 2015.

    NASA's Kepler Telescope

    NASA's Kepler Telescope retired after collecting data for nine years in space.
        • It is notable that in these 9 years, Kepler has discovered more than 2,600 exoplanets.
        • NASA launched Kepler telescope on March 6, 2009.
        • NASA decided to retire this telescope due to its fuel failure.
        • This telescope apprised scientists about billions of planets beyond our solar system and helped them to understand the universe.

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