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Patel’s lesson: freedom was only the first step

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 31 October 2026, 04:41 UTC ·9 sec listen

Sardar Patel believed independence from foreign rule was only the beginning. As a Gandhian, he urged Indians to pursue internal Swaraj too, a deeper challenge requiring the country to build unity and self-rule after freedom.

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