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National Unity Day

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  Besides Halloween , do you know what else is celebrated Nationwide with much more pride? It’s the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas , in simpler terms known as National Unity Day. This day and its celebration isn’t a mystery as to what it means and what'd it’s celebrated for. However, National Unity Day was indeed declared to be celebrated on 31st October , first in 2014 , to honour Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth date. Nation to unite as one on this day as well as every other day, this diwas started being observed to honour the role that the ‘ Iron Man of India ’ played in uniting India at the time of Independence. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is known as the Iron Man of India . He played the main role in convincing all of the divided India into uniting and staying as one nation. Vallabhbhai Patel was given the title of Sardar , which means chief, for his outstanding leadership skills. Through them only, did the county survive the partition yet still manage to stay as one

MISSILE MAN OF INDIA

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  A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen "A. P. J." Abdul Kalam (15 October 1931-27 July 2015) was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. A career scientist turned reluctant politician . Kalam was born and raised in Rameswaram Tamil Nadu, and studied physics and aerospace engineering . He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator. mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India's civilian space program and military missile development efforts. He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology Kalam was elected as the 11th President of India in 2002 with the support of both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the then-opposition Indian National Congress. Widely referred to as the " People's President ," he returned to his civilia