Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | National Unity Day

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel offered his assistance to Gandhiji's non-cooperation movement in 1919. Over 3,00,000 members and over Rs 1.5 million in donations were collected during his state-by-state recruiting tour. Indian Ironman is another moniker for Patel. Along with his unrivalled brilliance, he was renowned for his superb diplomatic and negotiating abilities, which helped make the idea of "United India" a reality.

He was born on October 31, 1875, in Nadiad, Bombay Presidency—Gujarat. today's More than 500 princely states in India were merged under his leadership to create the powerful country we have today. He had two children with Jhaverba Patel, whom he married in 1891.

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