Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was born in 1875 in Nadiad, India. He became a successful lawyer and was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi to join the Indian independence movement. As a leader, he displayed many qualities including honesty, empathy, being forward-looking, fair-minded, motivating others, having a straightforward approach, using his imagination, and never giving up in the face of challenges. He is renowned for integrating over 500 princely states into the union of India after independence.