A Congress leader pays tributes to a portrait of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary in Patna City and (right) NIT-Patna students take part in a “Run for Unity” to mark the birth anniversary of India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Friday. More than 100 aspiring techies, along with teachers and non-teaching employees, took out time from their busy schedule and participated in the 500m sprint. The run was organised from the NIT ground to NIT Mor. Ankit Raj, a second-year BTech student, said: “The event sends a message of unity in the society.” The Union government on Friday marked the birth anniversary of the Iron Man of India by organising sprints all over the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi observed the birth anniversary of the leader as National Unity Day. Text by Roshan Kumar, pictures by Nagendra Kumar Singh and Sachin