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celebration is complemented with the speech of Prime Minister of India followed by the "Run for
Unity".[8] The theme for 2016 celebrations was "Integration of India".[138]

Statue of Unity

The Statue of Unity is a monument dedicated to Patel,

located in the Indian state of Gujarat, facing the Narmada
Dam, 3.2 km away from Sadhu Bet near Vadodara. At the
height of 182 metres (597 feet), it is the world's tallest statue,
exceeding the Spring Temple Buddha by 54 meters.[139] This
statue and related structures are spread over 20000 square
meters and are surrounded by an artificial lake spread across
12 km and cost an estimated 29.8 billion rupees Sardar Vallabhai Patel Statue of Unity in
($425m).[139] It was inaugurated by India's Prime Minister Gujarat, India
Narendra Modi on 31 October 2018, the 143rd anniversary of
Patel's birth. The height of the statue in meters has been
picked to match the total assembly constituencies in Gujarat.[140]

Other institutions and monuments

Sardar Patel Memorial Trust
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial, Ahmedabad
Sardar Sarovar Dam, Gujarat
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
Sardar Patel University, Gujarat
Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice,
Jodhpur
Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad
Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad
Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai
Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Chowk in Katra Gulab Singh, Pratapgarh, Patel statue at Sardar
Uttar Pradesh Vallabhbhai Patel Chowk,
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad Katra Gulab Singh,
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad Pratapgarh[b]
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum, Kollam
Sardar Patel Stadium
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology
Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute
Statue of Unity[141]

In popular media
1947: Patel was featured on the cover of Time magazine.[142]
1976: Kantilal Rathod directed a documentary on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
1982: In Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982), actor Saeed Jaffrey portrayed Patel.

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