The Sardar Patel Memorial Trust is an organization dedicated to preserving the work and memory of
Indian political leader
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (; ; 31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), commonly known as Sardar, was an Indian lawyer, influential political leader, barrister and statesman who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of I ...
. It does a variety of work - publishing books and magazines on Patel's life and work, maintaining public displays and memorials, as well as hosting the annual
Sardar Patel Memorial Lectures.
The Sardar Patel Memorial Lectures are organized by the Trust. It invites prominent Indians in the fields of politics, history, arts, law and journalism to speak on topics related to their expertise. Inspired and patterned on the BBC's
Reith Lectures
The Reith Lectures is a series of annual BBC radio lectures given by leading figures of the day. They are commissioned by the BBC and broadcast on Radio 4 and the World Service. The lectures were inaugurated in 1948 to mark the historic contribu ...
, they are delivered as broadcast talks on
All India Radio.
Bibliography
*''Patel Memorial Lectures 1955-85''. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1990.
*''Sardar Patel Lectures combined 1995-2002''. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 2005.
Vallabhbhai Patel
Memorials to Vallabhbhai Patel
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