{"id":10992,"date":"2025-11-03T14:26:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=10992"},"modified":"2025-11-03T14:26:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:56:50","slug":"nationwide-run-for-unity-by-depwd-institutions-unites-india-on-sardar-patels-150th-birth-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=10992","title":{"rendered":"Nationwide \u201cRun for Unity\u201d by DEPwD Institutions Unites India on Sardar Patel\u2019s 150th Birth Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nationwide \u201cRun for Unity\u201d by DEPwD Institutions Unites India on Sardar Patel\u2019s 150th Birth Anniversary<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Posted On: 01 NOV 2025 7:20PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel \u2014 observed as\u00a0Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day)<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 through a series of \u201cRun for Unity\u201d events, pledge ceremonies, and cultural programmes across its institutions. The celebrations reflected the spirit of\u00a0Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat<\/em>, as thousands of Divyangjan, students, faculty, and officials participated to honour the Iron Man of India.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

At the DEPwD headquarters in New Delhi, Secretary Shri Rajesh Aggarwal and senior officers paid floral tributes to Sardar Patel. Shri Aggarwal recalled Patel\u2019s visionary leadership and administered the\u00a0National Unity Pledge<\/em>, reaffirming the commitment to uphold unity and integrity.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Across the country, DEPwD institutions organized energetic \u201cRun for Unity\u201d events. PDUNIPPD, New Delhi, held a run from Rajghat to Red Fort with over 300 participants. ISLRTC observed the day with a unity pledge and tribute ceremony. At SVNIRTAR, Olatpur, more than 700 participants, including persons with disabilities and caregivers, joined the run, while NIEPID, Secunderabad, celebrated with children, parents, and staff through unity runs, poster-making, and slogan-writing. CRC Nellore observed the theme\u00a0\u201cEk Bharat, Atmanirbhar Bharat\u201d<\/em>\u00a0through a unity run and orientation session.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Regional CRCs also took part with great enthusiasm. CRC Ranchi, Balangir, Gorakhpur, Davanagere, Tripura, Sundernagar, and Chhatarpur organized unity runs, rallies, art activities, and pledge ceremonies. In Balangir, Shri S.N. Mallik, Additional Superintendent of Police, motivated participants to uphold Sardar Patel\u2019s ideals. CRC Gorakhpur, in collaboration with IMA and DDRC, organized a unity run to the Sardar Patel Statue, while CRC Davanagere witnessed over 250 participants waving the national flag and chanting slogans of\u00a0\u201cEk Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cAtmanirbhar Bharat.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

CRC Chhatarpur also marked\u00a0Vigilance Awareness Week 2025<\/em>\u00a0alongside Unity Day, where Shri Vishnu Prasad Solanki, District Judge and Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, emphasized that integrity and unity are the twin pillars of national strength.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The synchronized celebrations across DEPwD institutions showcased an inspiring spirit of inclusion, patriotism, and togetherness. From the capital to distant regions, the \u201cRun for Unity\u201d became a symbol of inclusive nationalism \u2014 a living tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel\u2019s enduring legacy of unity in diversity.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nationwide \u201cRun for Unity\u201d by DEPwD Institutions Unites India on Sardar Patel\u2019s 150th Birth Anniversary Posted On: 01 NOV 2025 7:20PM by PIB Delhi The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel \u2014 observed as\u00a0Rashtriya Ekta …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10992"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10994,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10992\/revisions\/10994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}