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Gandhi chooses Vallabhbhai as his Deputy Commander. 'Many were prepared to follow me, but I could not make up my mind as to who should be my deputy commander. Then I thought of Vallabhbhai' said Gandhi reflecting upon his choice of Patel to lead the Kheda Satyagraha. This was to prove to be a turning point in the life of Sardar Patel.
PATEL, SARDAR VALLABHBHAIPATEL, SARDAR VALLABHBHAI (1875–1950), Indian nationalist leader. Along with Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was one of the three foremost leaders of modern India, who inspired and awakened the nation during its arduous freedom struggle and in the precarious early years of independence.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: Iron man who unified India. This iconic figure of India’s freedom movement is often referred to as the Iron Man and the Unifier of India, for playing a pivotal role in ...
The Statue of Unity is the world's tallest statue, with a height of 182 metres (597 feet), [3] located near Kevadia in the state of Gujarat, India. It depicts Indian statesman and independence activist Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950), who was the first deputy prime minister and home minister of independent India and an adherent of Mahatma Gandhi.
Sardar Vallabhai Patel was born on 31st October 1875 and educated at Nadiad High School and the Middle Temple, London. He began his career as a barrister. In 1917, his career in government took off with his election to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation as the Sanitation Commissioner. He extended electricity, drainage and sanitation facility to ...
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, one of the six children of Jhaverbhai Patel and Ladba, was born in Nadiad, Gujarat. There is no record of his date of birth. The generally accepted date, October 31, 1875, of which the source is his Matriculation certificate, was chosen by Vallabhbhai himself while filling in a form. Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel ...
Patel’s mother with her five sons, Sardar Patel at the extreme right. In 1891, at the age of just 16, he got married to Jhaverba Patel. The couple had two children, daughter, Maniben (born in 1904) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and his daughter Manibehn Patel. and son, Dahyabhai Patel (born in 1906).
