Lauhpurush Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron Man of India, was born in Nadiad, Gujarat. His education was largely self-study. He went to London to study as a barrister and returned to practice law in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhis ideas, he became fully involved in Indias independence movement. Sardar Patels earliest and greatest contribution to the freedom movement was the Kheda Movement. He earned the nickname Sardar for his powerful satyagraha in Bardoli. By 1937, Sardar Patel had the honor of serving as the President of the Congress party twice. History will forever remember him for his immense contribution to the political unification of India after independence. His determination earned him the nickname Iron Man. Sardar Patel served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of independent India, as well as the Minister of Home Affairs, Information, and the States Department. His greatest contribution was the merger of 562 small and large princely states into the Indian Union. He was the architect of a new India, an unparalleled architect of national unity, and the soul of the Indian people, the farmers. An inspiring biography of a dedicated man of history who gave India a new identity through his strategic skills, political acumen and indomitable will.