Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 🇮🇳

સરદાર વલ્લભભાઈ પટેલ (Known as "Deputy Prime Minister")
Deputy Prime Minister, Statesman, Political Leader, Historical Figure
Born 1875-10-31 🇮🇳 Nadiad, Gujarat, India
Passed Away 1950-12-15 Bombay (Mumbai), India
Lifespan 75 years old
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"The Iron Man of India – Unifier of the Nation."

Archival Overview

Unified modern India into a cohesive federal republic, created the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), and averted Balkanization of the subcontinent.

Biographical Record

Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, popularly known as 'Sardar' (Chief), was an Indian independence leader and statesman who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India from 1947 to 1950. Renowned as the 'Iron Man of India', he successfully integrated over 565 autonomous princely states into the Indian Union without major bloodshed.

Unified modern India into a cohesive federal republic, created the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), and averted Balkanization of the subcontinent.

Key Life Milestones

1947-07-05

Integrating Princely States

Established the Ministry of States, securing the accession of over 560 princely states to the dominion of India.

1948-09-17

Operation Polo (Hyderabad Integration)

Directed the successful integration of the vast princely state of Hyderabad into the Indian Union.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Sonapur Crematorium, Mumbai, India
Bombay (Mumbai), India
GPS: 28.6139, 77.2090
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