Open main menuWikipediaSearchVallabhbhai PatelArticle TalkLanguageDownload PDVallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (Gujarati: [ʋəlːəbːʰɑi dʒʰəʋeɾbʰɑi pəʈel]; pə-TEL; 31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), commonly known as Sardar Patel,[a] was an Indian lawyer, influential political leader, barrister and statesman who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India from 1947 to 1950. He was a barrister and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress, who played a leading role in the country’s struggle for independence, guiding its integration into a united, independent nation.[1] In India and elsewhere, he was often called Sardar, meaning “chief” in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Persian. He acted as the Home Minister during the political integration of India and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.[2]SardarVallabhbhai PatelSardar patel (cropped).jpgSardar Patel in 19491st Deputy Prime Minister of IndiaIn office15 August 1947 – 15 December 1950MonarchGeorge VIPresidentRajendra PrasadGovernors GeneralLouis MountbattenChakravarti RajagopalachariPrime MinisterJawaharlal NehruPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byMorarji Desai1st Minister of Home AffairsIn office15 August 1947 – 15 December 1950PresidentRajendra PrasadGovernor GeneralLouis MountbattenPrime MinisterJawaharlal NehruPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byC. RajagopalachariPersonal detailsBornVallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel31 October 1875Nadiad, Bombay Presidency, British IndiaDied15 December 1950 (aged 75)Bombay, Bombay State, IndiaPolitical partyIndian National CongressSpouseJhaverben Patel(m. 1891; died 1909)ChildrenManibenDahyabhaiRelativesVithalbhai Patel (brother)Alma materMiddle TempleProfessionBarristerpoliticianactivistfreedom fighterAwardsBharat Ratna (posthumous, 1991)Patel was born in Nadiad, Kheda district, and raised in the countryside of the state of Gujarat.[3] He was a successful lawyer. One of Mahatma Gandhi’s earliest political lieutenants, he organised peasants from Kheda, Borsad, and Bardoli in Gujarat in non-violent civil disobedience against the British Raj, becoming one of the most influential leaders in Gujarat. He was appointed as the 49th President of Indian National Congress, organising the party for elections in 1934 and 1937 while promoting the Quit India Movement.As the first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India, Patel organised relief efforts for partition refugees fleeing to Punjab and Delhi from Pakistan and worked to restore peace. He led the task of forging a united India, successfully integrating into the newly independent nation those British colonial provinces that formed the Dominion of India.[4] Besides those provinces that had been under direct British rule, approximately 565 self-governing princely states had been released from British suzerainty by the Indian Independence Act of 1947. Patel persuaded almost every princely state to accede to India. His commitment to national integration in the newly independent country was total and uncompromising, earning him the sobriquet “Iron Man of India”.[5] He is also remembered as the “patron saint of India’s civil servants” for having established the modern All India Services system.The Statue of Unity, the world’s tallest statue which was erected by the Indian government at a cost of US$420 million, was dedicated to him on 31 October 2018 and is approximately 182 metres (597 ft) in height.[6]Early life and careerFight for independencePartition and independenceLeading IndiaGandhi’s death and relations with NehruViews on RSSFinal yearsDeathReceptionLegacyIn popular mediaEdit1947: Patel was featured on the cover of Time magazine.[148]1976: Kantilal Rathod directed a documentary on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.1982: In Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi (1982), actor Saeed Jaffrey portrayed Patel.1989: In a satirical novel The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor, the character of Vidur Hastinapuri is simultaneously based on Patel as well as the epic Mahabharata character Vidura.1993: The biographical film Sardar was produced and directed by Ketan Mehta and featured noted Indian actor Paresh Rawal as Patel; it focused on Patel’s leadership in the years leading up to independence, the partition of India, India’s political integration and Patel’s relationship with Gandhi and Nehru. The film was screened retrospectively on 12 August 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating the 70th Indian Independence Day.[149]2000: Arun Sadekar plays Patel in Hey Ram – a film made by Kamal Haasan.See alsoExplanatory notesReferencesFurther readingExternal linksLast edited 21 hours ago by GenuinewikiuserWikipediaContent is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted.Privacy policy Terms of UseDesktopOpen main menuWikipediaSearchVallabhbhai PatelArticle TalkLanguageDownload PDFWatchEditVallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (Gujarati: [ʋəlːəbːʰɑi dʒʰəʋeɾbʰɑi pəʈel]; pə-TEL; 31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), commonly known as Sardar Patel,[a] was an Indian lawyer, influential political leader, barrister and statesman who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India from 1947 to 1950. He was a barrister and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress, who played a leading role in the country’s struggle for independence, guiding its integration into a united, independent nation.[1] In India and elsewhere, he was often called Sardar, meaning “chief” in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Persian. He acted as the Home Minister during the political integration of India and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.[2]SardarVallabhbhai PatelSardar patel (cropped).jpgSardar Patel in 19491st Deputy Prime Minister of IndiaIn office15 August 1947 – 15 December 1950MonarchGeorge VIPresidentRajendra PrasadGovernors GeneralLouis MountbattenChakravarti RajagopalachariPrime MinisterJawaharlal NehruPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byMorarji Desai1st Minister of Home AffairsIn office15 August 1947 – 15 December 1950PresidentRajendra PrasadGovernor GeneralLouis MountbattenPrime MinisterJawaharlal NehruPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byC. RajagopalachariPersonal detailsBornVallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel31 October 1875Nadiad, Bombay Presidency, British IndiaDied15 December 1950 (aged 75)Bombay, Bombay State, IndiaPolitical partyIndian National CongressSpouseJhaverben Patel(m. 1891; died 1909)ChildrenManibenDahyabhaiRelativesVithalbhai Patel (brother)Alma materMiddle TempleProfessionBarristerpoliticianactivistfreedom fighterAwardsBharat Ratna (posthumous, 1991)Patel was born in Nadiad, Kheda district, and raised in the countryside of the state of Gujarat.[3] He was a successful lawyer. One of Mahatma Gandhi’s earliest political lieutenants, he organised peasants from Kheda, Borsad, and Bardoli in Gujarat in non-violent civil disobedience against the British Raj, becoming one of the most influential leaders in Gujarat. He was appointed as the 49th President of Indian National Congress, organising the party for elections in 1934 and 1937 while promoting the Quit India Movement.As the first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India, Patel organised relief efforts for partition refugees fleeing to Punjab and Delhi from Pakistan and worked to restore peace. He led the task of forging a united India, successfully integrating into the newly independent nation those British colonial provinces that formed the Dominion of India.[4] Besides those provinces that had been under direct British rule, approximately 565 self-governing princely states had been released from British suzerainty by the Indian Independence Act of 1947. Patel persuaded almost every princely state to accede to India. His commitment to national integration in the newly independent country was total and uncompromising, earning him the sobriquet “Iron Man of India”.[5] He is also remembered as the “patron saint of India’s civil servants” for having established the modern All India Services system.The Statue of Unity, the world’s tallest statue which was erected by the Indian government at a cost of US$420 million, was dedicated to him on 31 October 2018 and is approximately 182 metres (597 ft) in height.[6]Early life and careerFight for independencePartition and independenceLeading IndiaGandhi’s death and relations with NehruViews on RSSFinal yearsDeathReceptionLegacyIn popular mediaEdit1947: Patel was featured on the cover of Time magazine.[148]1976: Kantilal Rathod directed a documentary on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.1982: In Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi (1982), actor Saeed Jaffrey portrayed Patel.1989: In a satirical novel The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor, the character of Vidur Hastinapuri is simultaneously based on Patel as well as the epic Mahabharata character Vidura.1993: The biographical film Sardar was produced and directed by Ketan Mehta and featured noted Indian actor Paresh Rawal as Patel; it focused on Patel’s leadership in the years leading up to independence, the partition of India, India’s political integration and Patel’s relationship with Gandhi and Nehru. The film was screened retrospectively on 12 August 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating the 70th Indian Independence Day.[149]2000: Arun Sadekar plays Patel in Hey Ram – a film made by Kamal Haasan.See alsoExplanatory notesReferencesFurther readingExternal linksLast edited 21 hours ago by GenuinewikiuserWikipediaContent is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted.Privacy policy Terms of UseDesktopOpen main menuWikipediaSearchVallabhbhai PatelArticle TalkLanguageDownload PDFWatchEditVallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (Gujarati: [ʋəlːəbːʰɑi dʒʰəʋeɾbʰɑi pəʈel]; pə-TEL; 31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), commonly known as Sardar Patel,[a] was an Indian lawyer, influential political leader, barrister and statesman who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India from 1947 to 1950. He was a barrister and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress, who played a leading role in the country’s struggle for independence, guiding its integration into a united, independent nation.[1] In India and elsewhere, he was often called Sardar, meaning “chief” in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Persian. He acted as the Home Minister during the political integration of India and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.[2]SardarVallabhbhai PatelSardar patel (cropped).jpgSardar Patel in 19491st Deputy Prime Minister of IndiaIn office15 August 1947 – 15 December 1950MonarchGeorge VIPresidentRajendra PrasadGovernors GeneralLouis MountbattenChakravarti RajagopalachariPrime MinisterJawaharlal NehruPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byMorarji Desai1st Minister of Home AffairsIn office15 August 1947 – 15 December 1950PresidentRajendra PrasadGovernor GeneralLouis MountbattenPrime MinisterJawaharlal NehruPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byC. RajagopalachariPersonal detailsBornVallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel31 October 1875Nadiad, Bombay Presidency, British IndiaDied15 December 1950 (aged 75)Bombay, Bombay State, IndiaPolitical partyIndian National CongressSpouseJhaverben Patel(m. 1891; died 1909)ChildrenManibenDahyabhaiRelativesVithalbhai Patel (brother)Alma materMiddle TempleProfessionBarristerpoliticianactivistfreedom fighterAwardsBharat Ratna (posthumous, 1991)Patel was born in Nadiad, Kheda district, and raised in the countryside of the state of Gujarat.[3] He was a successful lawyer. One of Mahatma Gandhi’s earliest political lieutenants, he organised peasants from Kheda, Borsad, and Bardoli in Gujarat in non-violent civil disobedience against the British Raj, becoming one of the most influential leaders in Gujarat. He was appointed as the 49th President of Indian National Congress, organising the party for elections in 1934 and 1937 while promoting the Quit India Movement.As the first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India, Patel organised relief efforts for partition refugees fleeing to Punjab and Delhi from Pakistan and worked to restore peace. He led the task of forging a united India, successfully integrating into the newly independent nation those British colonial provinces that formed the Dominion of India.[4] Besides those provinces that had been under direct British rule, approximately 565 self-governing princely states had been released from British suzerainty by the Indian Independence Act of 1947. Patel persuaded almost every princely state to accede to India. His commitment to national integration in the newly independent country was total and uncompromising, earning him the sobriquet “Iron Man of India”.[5] He is also remembered as the “patron saint of India’s civil servants” for having established the modern All India Services system.The Statue of Unity, the world’s tallest statue which was erected by the Indian government at a cost of US$420 million, was dedicated to him on 31 October 2018 and is approximately 182 metres (597 ft) in height.[6]Early life and careerFight for independencePartition and independenceLeading IndiaGandhi’s death and relations with NehruViews on RSSFinal yearsDeathReceptionLegacyIn popular mediaEdit1947: Patel was featured on the cover of Time magazine.[148]1976: Kantilal Rathod directed a documentary on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.1982: In Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi (1982), actor Saeed Jaffrey portrayed Patel.1989: In a satirical novel The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor, the character of Vidur Hastinapuri is simultaneously based on Patel as well as the epic Mahabharata character Vidura.1993: The biographical film Sardar was produced and directed by Ketan Mehta and featured noted Indian actor Paresh Rawal as Patel; it focused on Patel’s leadership in the years leading up to independence, the partition of India, India’s political integration and Patel’s relationship with Gandhi and Nehru. The film was screened retrospectively on 12 August 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating the 70th Indian Independence Day.[149]2000: Arun Sadekar plays Patel in Hey Ram – a film made by Kamal Haasan.See alsoExplanatory notesReferencesFurther readingExternal linksLast edited 21 hours ago by GenuinewikiuserWikipediaContent is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted.Privacy policy Terms of UseDesktop