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- JawaharLal Nehru asked him to integrate the princely states and with the help of VP Menon, Patel drafted an instrument of accession to be signed by the rulers. By signing the instrument, the princely states agreed to hand over control of defence, foreign affairs, and communications to the Union government.
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The peaceful accession of over 560 Princely States into the Union of India is one of Sardar Patel's most lasting legacies. This timeline identifies major landmarks in this saga of Accession that gave shape to modern India.
But, agreeing with Nehru and Mountbatten, he waited until Kashmir's monarch had acceded to India. Patel then oversaw India's military operations to secure Srinagar and the Baramulla Pass, and the forces retrieved much territory from the invaders.
Dec 16, 2017 · P resent-day India owes an immeasurable debt of gratitude to the vision, tact, diplomacy and pragmatic approach of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the indomitable man who integrated 562 princely states with the Union of India and prevented the Balkanisation of the newly-independent country.
- Vallabhbhai Patel’s Early Life
- Patel’s Early Willingness to Sacrifice For Others
- Patel’s Journey to England
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Role in The Indian Freedom Movement
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as Congress President
- Sardar Patel – The Social Reformer
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – as Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Role in The Integration of The Princely States
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and All-India Services Like IAS
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as The First Prime Minister of India?
Vallabhbhai Patel was born in Nadiad, Gujarat, on October 31, 1875 (His birth anniversary is now observed as National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas). He hailed from a farmer’s family. In his early years, Patel was considered by many as an unambitious man destined for a commonplace job. However, Patel proved them wrong. He passed law examination...
Patel had a dream to study law in England. Using his hard-earned savings, he managed to get a pass and a ticket to go to England. However, the ticket was addressed to ‘V.J. Patel’. His elder brother Vithalbhai also had the same initials as Vallabhai. Sardar Patel came to know that his elder brother too cherished a dream to go to England for studies...
In 1911, at the age of 36, two years after the death of his wife, Vallabhbhai Patel journeyed to England and enrolled at the Middle Temple Inn in London. Patel finished at the top of his class despite having had no previous college background. He completed the 36-month course in 30 months. Returning to India, Patel settled in Ahmedabad and became o...
In the initial stages of the freedom movement, Patel was neither keen on active politics nor the principles of Mahatma Gandhi. However, the meeting with Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Godhra (1917) fundamentally changed Patel’s life. Patel joined the Congress and became the secretary of the Gujarat Sabha that became a Congress stronghold later. On G...
After the signing of the Gandhi–Irwin Pact, Patel was elected president of Congress for its 1931 session (Karachi). Congress committed itself to the defence of fundamental rights and civil liberties. Patel advocated for the establishment of a secular nation. Minimum wages for workers and the abolition of untouchability were among his other prioriti...
Patel worked extensively against alcohol consumption, untouchability, caste discrimination and for women emancipation in Gujarat and outside.
After Independence, he became India’s first Deputy Prime Minister. On the first anniversary of Independence, Patel was appointed as the Home Minister of India. He was also in charge of the States Department and the Information and Broadcasting Ministry As the first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India, Patel organised relief efforts for...
Sardar Patel despite his failing health and age never lost sight of the larger purpose of creating United India. As India’s first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Sardar Patel played a key role in the integration of about 565 princely states into the Indian Union. Few princely states like Travancore, Hyderabad, Junagadh, Bhopal and Kashmir ...
Sardar Patel was of the opinion that wewill not have a united India if we do not have a good all-India Service. Patel was clearly conscious of the fact that independent India needed ‘a steel frame to run its civil, military, and administrative bureaucracy. His faith in institutional mechanisms like having an organized command-based army and a syste...
In the AICC Session of 15th January 1942 held at Wardha, Gandhiji formally designated Jawaharlal Nehru as his political successor. In Gandhiji’s own words “… not Rajaji, not Sardar Vallabhabhai, but Jawaharlal will be my successor…When I am gone, he will speak my language”. Thus, it can be seen that it was none other than Gandhiji who wanted Nehru ...
Oct 31, 2022 · However, despite Gandhi’s open support for Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress overwhelmingly wanted Sardar Patel as its President and therefore the first Prime Minister of India, because he was considered “a great executive, organiser and leader” with his feet firmly on the ground.
- Makkhan Lal
This iconic figure of India’s freedom movement is often referred to as the Iron Man and the Unifier of India, for playing a pivotal role in the integration of more than 500 princely states to...
Sardar Patel took over the reins of the States Ministry a few months before India was to attain Freedom and began approaching rulers of the Princely States to accede to India. The rulers of several states followed his lead.
