Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who is also known as the ‘Iron Man of India’ is the man behind united India. Sardar Patel was a senior leader of the Congress party and played an important role during Indian freedom struggle. He later became India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and first Home Minister. Sardar Patel’s contribution in integrating 565 princely states into a newly independent India is unforgettable.
Remembering him on his death anniversary, we bring you some rare pictures of him. Take a look:
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Sardar Patel is most popularly known as a founding father of the Republic of India. This is because he played a significant role in integrating the independent provinces into a unified India just after the partition.
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Government officials outside the Council Room in the Vicerory’s House, New Delhi, shortly before their swearing-in ceremony. (L to r) Mr. Sarat Chandra Bose, Mr. Jagjivan Ram, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mr. Asaf Ali, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and Mr. Syed Ali Zahee.
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Indian President Rajendra Prasad swearing in new cabinet minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as India becomes a republic, January 30th, 1950.
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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru walk to a Congress meeting, while Sardar Patel is pulled alongside in a rickshaw.
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When Sardar Patel banned the RSS.
