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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel


                                                        The Iron Will

































            “Manpower without Unity is not a strength unless it is harmonised
        and united properly, then it becomes a spiritual power”
                                               -Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel


            This year’s Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (31 October) marks the 150th
        birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Deputy Prime
        Minister and Home Minister of India. The nation pays heartfelt tribute
        to a leader whose life embodied the very idea of unity. Known as
        the ‘Iron Man of India’, Sardar Patel transformed collective will into
        collective strength, turning the aspirations of millions into a united
        national identity.
            Born on October 31, 1875 to father Jhaverbhai, a patriotic farmer
        and mother Ladba, a religious and hardworking woman in Nadiad,
        Kheda district of Gujarat, Vallabhbhai Patel rose from humble
        beginnings to become one of India’s most respected figures. Being a

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