Ekta Nagar and the Making of a Memory: How a Nation Remembers Its Unifier

The way a country remembers its founders is never a neutral act. It reveals what that country values in the present. The remembrance of Patel as the unifier, the builder of the administrative state, the realist who warned of threats to come, tells us something about what India feels it needs now.

Statue of Unity

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Dr. Vinay Nalwa

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Dr. Vinay Nalwa, MSW, Ph.D. (Sociology), is an author and columnist with research interests in political sociology, cultural identity, and South Asian social movements. She is the author of two books and contributes analytical pieces to national and international publications.

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