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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Leading the integration of princely states into independent India.
Bardoli campaign · Princely-state integration
- Born
- 31 October 1875
- Birthplace
- Nadiad, India
- Died
- 15 December 1950
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Vallabhbhai Patel was an Indian independence leader and the country’s first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Early life
Gujarat
Grew up in rural Gujarat.
Law
Trained as a barrister in London and practised in India.
Career
- 1910s–1920s
Local organising
Worked with Mahatma Gandhi and led agrarian campaigns.
- 1930s–1940s
Congress leadership
Became a central organiser in the independence movement.
- 1947–1950
Government
Oversaw home affairs and political integration after independence.
Leadership & policies
Bardoli campaign
Led a tax-resistance campaign in Gujarat.
Princely-state integration
Worked with V. P. Menon to secure accessions.
Civil services
Supported retaining all-India administrative services.
Beyond work
Family
His daughter Maniben worked closely with him.
Legacy
Remembered as Sardar Patel and commemorated by the Statue of Unity.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Government of India work. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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