New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI) From an iconic bronze statue unveiled by then president S Radhakrishnan at a street square near Parliament building in Delhi in 1963 to a police museum in Kerala showcasing the history of Indian law enforcement, the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel lives on in the names of streets, public buildings and institutions across the country.

Today marks the 150th birth anniversary of Patel, a freedom fighter who also served as the country's first deputy prime minister and the home minister.

Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, also known as National Unity Day, is observed annually on October 31 to commemorate his birth in 1875 at Karamsad in today's Gujarat.

The nationalist leader, fondly known as the 'Iron Man of India', died on December 15, 1950, and soon after his demise, a numbe

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