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 Manas: History and Politics, Sardar Patel
Sardar Patel was one of Mohandas Gandhi’s closest associates, and he organized and led several satyagrahas during India’s struggle for freedom from British rule.
Vallabhbhai Patel was born in Nadiad in present-day Gujarat in 1875.
Patel joined Gandhi in representing the weavers in the dispute with millowners in Ahmedabad in 1918, and he played a pivotal role in helping to redress the grievances of peasants in Kheda district.
www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/History/Independent/Sardar_Patel.html   (1127 words)

  
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Vallabhbhai Patel was born on October 31, 1875, in a farmer's family in Nadiad, Gujarat.
Sardar Patel was elected Chairman to the Parliamentary Sub-Committee which was to select Congress candidates and organize the elections.
Sardar Patel was imprisoned in Ahmednagar Fort while Gandhiji was kept in Aga Khan Palace.
www.liveindia.com /freedomfighters/9.html   (1313 words)

  
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Patel's decisiveness on the partition of Punjab and Bengal had won him many supporters and admirers amongst the Indian public, which had tired of the League's tactics, but he was criticised by Gandhi, Nehru, secular Muslims and socialists for a perceived eagerness to do so.
The Sardar Patel National Memorial was established in 1980 at the Moti Shahi Mahal in Ahmedabad.
Patel is also the namesake of the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, the Sardar Patel University and the Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, which are among the nation's premier institutions.
www.wikieng.cdk.pl /?title=Sardar_Vallabhbhai_Patel   (8829 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: A new book reveals how Sardar Patel was pivotal in the framing of the Constitution
Patel, a man of action, spoke only when necessary in the Constituent Assembly, yet his impact on the Constitution was much wider than his intervention in the debates.
Patel piloted a model Constitution for the provinces in the Assembly on July 15, 1947 which contained the limited powers of governor, instructing him to report to the President about any grave situation arising in the province.
Patel clarified it was not the intention to let the governor exercise that power which could bring the provincial ministry in conflict with the governor's office.
www.rediff.com /freedom/22patel.htm   (1042 words)

  
 News and Events - Sardar Patel Trust   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Sardar's grandson Bipin Patel handed over the 'Bharat Ratna' Conferred on Sardar in 1991 and few of personal belongings to the Sardar Patel Memorial Trust on the occasion.
The belongings of Sardar Patel that his grandson donated to the trust are a tea set gifted to Sardar Patel by Lord Mountbatten, a 'charkha' and a shawl which the Sardar wore while he signed the final draft of the Constitution of India.
Sardar Patel was award the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1991 to his grandson Bipin Patel.
www.sardarpateltrust.org /bharat.htm   (1332 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: Sardar Patel wanted to launch the Quit India movement earlier
Sardar Patel was named along with Jawaharlal Nehru by Giani Mehr Singh as being present at the secret meeting of the working committee at which the sabotage was decided upon.
Patel told AICC delegates a day before the movement was formally launched about British betrayal and untrustworthy character of the Japanese which had brought the country to the brink.
Patel, along with other Working Committee members was detained under the defence of India rules the next day and lodged in Ahmednagar fort as the movement engulfed the nation.
www.rediff.com /news/apr/22patel.htm   (854 words)

  
 People Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - Biographies Of Great Indians
Patel told the Government: "We do not want your police force here; and we are not going to pay the new tax." The officers of the government tried to frighten the people in a number of ways.
Sardar Patel was elected President of the Karachi Session of the National Congress, which met in 1931.
Patel's faith in God and in religion was not obvious to outward view, But when he was in prison he got copies of the Bhagavad-Gita and the Ramayana through the authorities of the prison.
www.bharatadesam.com /people/sardar_vallabhbhai_patel.php   (4422 words)

  
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patel was also one of the earliest proponents of property rights and free enterprise in India.
Patel used his position as Congress president in organising the return of confiscated lands to farmers in Gujarat.
Patel was officially awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour posthumously in 1991.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sardar_Patel   (8811 words)

  
 Feature
The triumvirate- Gandhiji, Nehru and Sardar Patel were responsible for giving direction to the destiny of the country.
Born on October 31, 1875 at Nadiad, in the Kaira district of Gujarat, Vallabh Bhai Patel was the son of Zaverbhai Galabhai Patel, a Leva Patidar.
The conference appointed a permanent committee with Gandhiji as the President and Patel as one of the secretaries.
pib.nic.in /feature/feyr98/fe1098/f1510981.html   (1238 words)

  
 Sardar trust announces Rs 10 crores projects
The projects — although planned in 2000, were shelved due to earthquake in 2001 — were announced on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Wednesday by the president of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Society, Congress MP Dinsha Patel.
Sardar Memorial Haat showcasing khadi, books and photographs of Sardar Patel, Sardar Open Air Theatre and Sardar Open Garden promises to change the entire landscape of the Sardar Patel National Memorial at Shahibaug in the city.
Sardar Sandesh Vichar Yatra will be flagged off on December 15 to apprise the younger generation about Sardar Patel’s contribution in the Independence struggle and nation building.
www.ahmedabad.com /news/2k3/oct/30sardar.htm   (321 words)

  
 PlanetGuru The # 1 Portal for South Asians in the US
Along with a small altar of Sardar Patel, a display of books, socialization, followed by a screening of the movie Sardar, directed by Ketan Mehta, was the fare of the day.
Sardar Patel was born on Oct. 13, 1875 in Karamsad village in Gujarat and rose through the ranks to become a hard-working leader in the Congress party, alongside Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru.
Senior citizens Gordhan Patel and Janubhai Patel also spoke in similar veins, “We are from the same village (Karamsad) as Sardar Patel, and were youth volunteers during his visits during India’s freedom struggle of India.
www.samrao.com /SardarPatel2004PlanetGuru.html   (345 words)

  
 A National Memory Loss - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: India's Iron Man by Dr. Subhash Kapila
Patel was all of these and this title continued as a prefix to his name.
Sardar Patel with his eagle-eyed strategic vision and as a strong votary of political statecraft based on ‘political realism’ as opposed to ‘political idealism’ had given many warnings in writing to Nehru as the Prime Minister both on his Kashmir policies and also on his China policies.
Sardar Patel was truly an exceptional man and the Indian Nation State needs to do more to honor this architect of Modern India than it has done so far.
www.boloji.com /plainspeak/056.htm   (1270 words)

  
 Welcome to Amul - The Taste of India
This biographical epic on Sardar Patel concentrates on the last five years of Sardar's life, from 1945 to 1950 when he strode on the National scene - a key figure in wresting Indian Independence and integrating the nation.
His firm resolve and commitment to an Independent and proud India, his political acumen, the strength of his secular beliefs and his adherence to the percepts of the Mahatma, made Sardar Patel one of the greatest leaders of the Independence movement and Independent India.
H.M. Patel who was a close confidant of the Sardar and worked in several capacities with him as, Home Secretary, Cabinet Secretary to Sardar Patel and so on.
www.amul.com /sardar.html   (428 words)

  
 Sardar Patel Award 2005 -- Submission Deadline Extended, UCLA International Institute
The Sardar Patel Award was instituted in 1999 and first conferred in the year 2000.
The award is instituted in the memory of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of the major political figures of twentieth-century India.
Patel was one of the principal leaders in the Indian nationalist movement, a close associate and friend of Mahatma Gandhi, and the shaper of India's political frontiers following independence.
www.isop.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=27427   (485 words)

  
 Sardar Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Subhash Chandra Bose do not get the credit they deserve.
Sardar Patel tried to prevail over Gandhiji, but he finally relented in order to save the life of the "Father of the Nation." Sardar Patel handled the portfolio of Home Minister, Minister of States and Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
Sardar Patel dealt with Hyderabad and Junaghad firmly when these states tried to join Pakistan or remain independent.
www.diehardindian.com /demogrph/moredemo/freedom.htm   (1365 words)

  
 Sardar Patel University
Welcome to the Website of Sardar Patel University, named after one of the greatest and illustrious sons of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The Quality of research and the standard of publication by the members of faculty and research scholars are the best among the leading Universities in India and abroad.
The serene, green and peaceful environment of its campus free from all kinds of modern nuisance, nourishes the vitality of the University's pursuits of academic excellence as visualized by Sardar Patel.
www.spuvvn.edu /start.html   (325 words)

  
 About Sardar Patel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This man of steel learnt early to be tough, for he was born as a middle child in a family of impoverished peasant proprietors.
And this strong man before whom rajas and maharajas trembled, and to whom rich men gave large funds for India's national movement, did not allow a rupee to stick to his fingers, and he saw to it that his children, a son and a daughter, lived simple lives during and after their father's lifetime.
And we are moved even more when we discover that next to the steel in his soul is a tenderness for colleagues and a readiness to accept whatever results God ordains.
www.sardarpatelaward.com /aboutsardar.htm   (405 words)

  
  
The Congress and several other political parties, who with their conspiracy has divided voter’s on the name of caste and religion, which has brought a great danger to our Soveriegnity and has weaken our National unity & Integrity.
To make them failure for their attitude and bring our nation in one flow, Sardar Patel Congress Party has come up to save guard this nation with your support, so that the ideology of Sardar Patel can run according to our National Integrity.
Donate in the principle of Love is God, God is Love to Sardar Patel Congress Party to make the moment run.
www.sardarpatelcongressparty.com   (150 words)

  
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
"Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's dream to make United of India.
They were known for his Iron will and indomitable courage.
Today we require this kind of thought and determination to make India powerful again and fulfill his dream."
sardarvallabhbhaipatelfoundation.org   (73 words)

  
 Sardar Patel on Sardar Patel Road on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Sardar Patel on Sardar Patel Road on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
I have been observing for long a statue ready and covered in front of Raj Bhavan on Sardar Patel Road.
To my surprise, I found the statue that of Sardar Patel.
www.flickr.com /photos/balu/164984022   (189 words)

  
 UCLA Department of History - Sardar Patel Award
UCLA Center for India and South Asia invites submissions for the Sardar Patel Award for the best dissertation in a U.S. university on a modern Indian subject for 2006.
Dissertation materials must be postmarked no later than 15 October 2006.
The winner(s) will be expected to attend a ceremony in Los Angeles in late 2006 or early 2007 at which the award will be conferred, and they are also expected to acknowledge the Sardar Patel Association in any publications related to the subject matter of the dissertation.
www.sscnet.ucla.edu /history/events/awards/sardar/index.html   (291 words)

  
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - Wikimedia Commons
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Vallabhbhai Patel was a political and social leader of India, who played a major role in the country's struggle for independence, and guided its political integration to a united, independent nation.
This page was last modified 02:51, 28 September 2006.
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Sardar_Vallabhbhai_Patel   (89 words)

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