2. 31 October 1875 15 December 1950

3. Introduction Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai patel was an Indian barrister and statesman, one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding fathers of the Republic of India. He was born on 31 October 1875. He is known to be a social leader of India who played an unparalleled role in the country's struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. In India and elsewhere, he was often addressed as Sardar, which means Chief in Hindi And he died on 15 December 1950 (aged 75)

5.  He fought for independence.  He did satyagrah in Gujarat.  He played an important role in dandi march.  He led the congress to help the country.  He took various important decisions in support of quit India movement.

6.  At the urging of his friends, Patel won an election to become the sanitation commissioner of Ahmadabad in 1917. While often clashing with British officials on civic issues, he did not show any interest in politics.

7.  Supported by Congress volunteers Narhari parikh, mohanlal pandya and Abbas Tyabji, Vallabhbhai Patel began a village- to-village tour in the Kheda district, documenting grievances and asking villagers for their support for a statewide revolt by refusing the payment of taxes.

9. Governor General Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, Nehru and Patel formed the triumvirate which ruled India from 1948 to 1950. Prime Minister Nehru was intensely popular with the masses, but Patel enjoyed the loyalty and the faith of rank and file Congressmen, state leaders and India's civil services. Patel was a senior leader in the Constituent Assembly of India and was responsible in a large measure for shaping India's constitution.

10.  While Nehru, Rajagopalachari and Maulana Azad initially criticized Gandhi's proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience to force the British to Quit India, Patel was its most fervent supporter. Arguing that the British would retreat from India as they had from Singapore and Burma, Patel stressed that the campaign start without any delay

11.  A princely state also called native state (legally) or Indian state  It was a nominally sovereign entity of India during the British Raj that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by a local ruler under a form of indirect ruleBritish Rajindirect rule  There were officially 565 princely states, including 210 states  Only 21 major ones had actual state governments, and among them only four were large Hyderabad, Mysore, Baroda and Jammu Kashmir. They acceded to one or other of the two new independent nations of India and Pakistan between 1947 and 1949. accededIndiaPakistan  A princely state also called native state (legally) or Indian state  It was a nominally sovereign entity of India during the British Raj that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by a local ruler under a form of indirect ruleBritish Rajindirect rule  There were officially 565 princely states, including 210 states  Only 21 major ones had actual state governments, and among them only four were large Hyderabad, Mysore, Baroda and Jammu Kashmir. They acceded to one or other of the two new independent nations of India and Pakistan between 1947 and 1949. accededIndiaPakistan

12. Gujarat statue project On the work done by the great person in for india 8] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust (SVPRET), the Gujarat government lead for construction of the statue. The iron needed for the statue and other structures was to be collected from farmers of villages all around India in a form of donation of their used farming instruments. wherein over 500,000 Indian farmers are expected to donate. The drive was named the 'Statue of Unity movement‘The project was first announced on October 7, 2010. 8]

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