Vallabhbhai was the fourth of the five sons and a dughter of Ladba and Zaverbhai of Karamsad. His remarkable journey began at a young age. At his school Vallabhbhai organised a student revolt against a corrupt teacher. His dream was to become a Barrister. He went to England in 1910 and attended Middle Temple where he topped the bar examination. He was called to the Bar in 1913. He returned the same year, skipping the Continental tour, never to leave India till his death in 1950, at the age ... Learn about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel — the Iron Man of India, his early life, achievements, role in India’s freedom struggle, and contributions to national unity. Sardar Vallbhbhai Patel , one of the builders of India, spent greater part of his life for the cause of India’s independence, as Gandiji’s disciple and comrade-in-arms. However, his lasting contribution to the making of the Indian Nation is the integration of Princely States into the Indian Union. Vallabhbhai was born on 31 October, 1875 in a peasant family at Nadiad In 1900, he passed the pleader’s examination and became a flourishing criminal lawyer. His meeting with Gandhiji in 1917 ... Sardar Patel laid the foundations of an integrated India; wherein regional loyalties were overshadowed by the desire to build a strong and united nation. His tireless efforts fructified when most of the rulers agreed to the dissolution of their respective States, surrendering control of thousands of villages, jagirs, palaces, institutes, cash balances amounting to crores and a railway system of about 12,000 miles to the Indian government. On October 12, 1949, Patel outlined the concept of ...
