The Iron Man of India Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, their role in freedom fight and Integration of India

2. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
143rd
Birth Anniversary
Oct. 31, 1875 – Dec. 15, 1950
Iron man of india

3. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
• Born: 31 October 1875 at Nadiad (Anand, Gujrat)
• Father: Jhaverbhai Patel (Farmer by profession)
• Mother: Laad Bai
• Nicknames: Bismarck of India, Strong Man, Sardar,
Iron Man Of India
• Profession: Barrister (Lawyer); Politician (INC);
Activist; Freedom Fighter
• Died: 15 December 1950 (aged 75) Mumbai, India
• Cause of death: Heart attack

4. Education
• Early education took place in Karamsad.
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, passed Class 10 at
the age of 22.
• From his childhood itself, Patel was a very hard-
working individual.
• At the age of 36 he journeyed to England and
enrolled at the Middle Temple Inn in London.
• Completing a 36-month course in 30 months,
Patel finished at the top of his class despite
having had no previous college background.

5. Family
• Wife:- Jhaverba
• Daughter:- Maniben born in 1904 and
• Son:- Dahyabhai born in 1906
• In 1909 Patel's wife Jhaverba was hospitalised in
Bombay (now Mumbai) to undergo major surgery for
cancer. Her health suddenly worsened and, despite
successful emergency surgery, she died in the hospital.
Patel was given a note informing him of his wife's
demise as he was cross-examining a witness in court.
According to witnesses, Patel read the note, pocketed
it, and continued his cross-examination and won the
case. He broke the news to others only after the
proceedings had ended. Patel decided against
marrying again.

6. Gandhi ji and Sardar ji
• In September 1917, Patel delivered a speech
in Borsad, encouraging Indians nationwide to sign
Gandhi's petition demanding Swaraj–self-rule–from
Britain. A month later, he met Gandhi for the first time
at the Gujarat Political Conference in Godhra.
• On Gandhi's encouragement, Patel became the
secretary of the Gujarat Sabha, a public body that
would become the Gujarati arm of the Indian National
Congress.
• Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel was given the title
of ‘Sardar’ during the Bardoli Satyagraha
(1928) by women.
• Patel was the last man to privately talk with Gandhi,
who was assassinated just minutes after Patel's

7. (L-R) C. Rajagopalachari, Dr. Rajendra
Prasad, Subash Chandra Bose and Patel

8. With Gandhi ji and Nehru ji

9. Sardar ji with Gandhi ji

10. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (L), Jawaharlal Nehru and Patel
(atop a rickshaw) in Shimla for talks with the Cabinet
Mission in 1946, to discuss transfer of power from the
British.

11. Patel talks to Lady Mountbatten
at Dehradun in 1948

12. Satyagraha in Gujarat
• Patel supported Gandhi's non-cooperation
Movement and toured the state to recruit more than
3,00,000 members and raise over Rs. 1.5 million in
funds. Helping organise bonfires in Ahmedabad in which
British goods were burned, Patel threw in all his English-
style clothes. Along with his, daughter Mani and son
Dahya, he switched completely to wearing khadi, the
locally produced cotton clothing.
• Patel also supported Gandhi's controversial suspension
of resistance in the wake of the Chauri Chaura incident.
• In Gujarat he worked extensively in the following years
against alcoholism, untouchability, and caste
discrimination, as well as for the empowerment of
women.

13. Political integration of India
• Under the plan of 3 June 1946, more than 565 princely
states were given the option of joining either India or
Pakistan, or choosing independence.
• The Congress as well as senior British officials
considered Patel the best man for the task of achieving
unification of the princely states with the Indian
dominion.
• Gandhi had said to Patel, “ the problem of the States is
so difficult that you alone can solve it". Patel was
considered a statesman of integrity and resolve to
accomplish a monumental task.
• He persuaded all but three of the states, Jammu and
Kashmir, Junagad, and Hyderabad did not fall into his
basket

14. Honorary Doctorates of Law
• He was awarded “honorary doctorates of
law” by Nagpur University, the University of
Allahabad and Banaras Hindu University in November
1948, subsequently receiving honorary doctorates
from Osmania University in February 1949 and
from Punjab University in March 1949.

15. Death
• Died : 15 December 1950 (aged 75) Mumbai,
India
• Cause of death: Heart attack
• After suffering a massive heart attack (his
second), Patel died at 9:37 a.m. on
15 December 1950 at Birla House in Bombay.

16. National Unity Day
• Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day)
was introduced by the Government of
India and inaugurated by Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi in 2014. The
intent is to pay tribute to Patel (one of the
founding leaders of Republic of India),
who was instrumental in keeping India
united.

17. Statue of unity
• The “Statue of Unity” is a monument dedicated to Indian
independence movement leader Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel, located in Gujarat.
• 182 metres (597feet) in height, it is to be located facing
the Narmada Dam, 3.2 km away on the river island called
Sadhu Bet near Vadodara in Gujarat.
• This statue is planned to be spread over 20,000 square
meters of project area and will be surrounded by an
artificial lake spread across 12km of area.
• It is the world's tallest statue standing at a height of 182
metres.
• This is inaugurated by India's Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on 31 Oct. 2018 (Today).

18. Statue of Unity

20. United India