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Introduction:-
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was born on in 31st October 1875 Leuva Patel Patidar community in Nadiad Village in Gujarat. His full name is Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel and popularly known as Sardar Patel. Sardar Patel’s father, Zaverbhai Patel, several in the Army of Queen of Jhansi and mother, Ladbai, was inclined towards spirituality. Patel was a very brave character since childhood.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is also known as the Iron Man of India. He is remembered as a very strong and dynamic freedom fighter of India. He had actively contributed to the Indian Freedom struggle. He has immense contribution in bringing Independence to our country.
Born:- Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel 31 October 1875 Nadiad, Bombay Presidency
Died:- 15 December 1950 (aged 75)
Political Party:- Indian National Congress
Spouse:- Jhaverben Patel
Children:- Maniben Dahyabhai
Profession:- Barrister Activist, Freedom fighter
Awards:- Bharat Ratna (1991)
Education:-
Starting his academic career in a Gujarati medium school, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel later shifted to an English medium school. In 1897, Vallabhbhai passed his high school and started preparing for law examination. He went to pursue a degree in law and travelled to England in 1910. He completed his law degree in 1913 from Inns of Court and came back to India to start his law practice in Godhra, Gujarat.
Political Career:-
From 1924 to 1928 he was Chairman of the Municipal Committee. The years of his association with the Municipal administration were marked by much meaningful work for the improvement of civic life. There were also calamities like plague in 1917 and famine in 1918, and on both occasions Vallabhbhai did important work to relieve distress. In 1917 he was elected Secretary of the Gujarat Sabha, a political body which was of great assistance of Gandhiji in his campaigns. The association with the Mahatma Gandhi became closer during the kheda Satyagraha in 1918, which was launched to secure exemption from payment of the land revenue assessment since the crops had failed. It took three months of intense compaigning that was marked by arrests, seizures of goods, chattels, livestock and much official brutality before relief was secured from an unwilling Colonial Government.
Role in Indian National Movement:-
The boycott of the Simon Commission was followed by the launching of the famous Salt Satyagraha by Gandhiji. Vallabhbhai Patel, though he had not committed any breach of the Salt Law, was the first of the national leaders to be arrested. He was in fact arrested on March 7, 1930 some days before Gandhiji set out on the march to Dandi. He was released in June. By then Gandhiji, Jawaharlal Nehru and other leaders were in jail and the tempo of the struggle in the country was rising. In a few months Vallabhbhai was back in prison. In March 1931 Vallabhbhai presided over the 46th session of the Indian National Congress which was called upon to ratify the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, which had just then been concluded. The round Table Conference failed. Gandhiji and other top leaders were arrested and a policy of repression followed. Vallabhbhai Patel was lodged with Gandhiji in Yeravada Jail and they were together there for sixteen months from January 1932 to May 1933.
Contribution to Congress Party:-
While Gandhiji gave to the Congress a programme for a broad-based action, it was Vallabhbhai who built up the Party machinery so as to carry out that programme. No one before him had given adequate thought to the need of having an effective organisation, but Vallabhbhai realised this need during his campaigns and devoted his organisational talents and energy to building up the strength of the Party which could now fight in an organised and effective manner.
Honours:-
•1991- He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour.
•2014- His birthday, October 31, was declared Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.
Death:-
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s health started declining in 1950. He realised that he was not going to live much longer, On November 2, 1950, his health became even worse and he had to stay in bed. He died because of a heart attack on December 15, 1950.
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