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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Gorta Martyrs’ Memorial – a tribute to Bidar Hindus who resisted the marauding Razakars of Hyderabad Nizam
On March 26 a memorial was dedicated to the martyrs of the Gorta massacre by Union Home Minister (HM) Amit Shah. A statue of...
Some notes from Maniben Patel’s diary
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Sardar Patel had a daughter and her name was Maniben, she kept a diary.
Interestingly, Maniben mentions in her diary that Sardar had one common...
V.P. Menon, Sardar’s tireless invisible soldier
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There were many twists and turns in this race to corral the errant princes who continued to pine for their freedom.
Secretary of States V.P....
When Sardar Patel overruled Nehru to back a Brigadier’s gambit in Kashmir
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A lawyer by profession, most of his life was spent in agitation for Bharat's freedom, but Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's equal, if not greater, contribution...
Little to no space in textbooks for the founding father of unified Bharat
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The history textbooks of the 21st century Bharat find little to no space and mention of the unprecedented contribution of the country's first Home...
Nizam held out thinking that Osmanistan would fructify; Patel scuppered it
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Many of the larger Princely States tinkered with the idea of remaining independent in the run-up to Independence. The dramatis personae who thought of...
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – the Iron Man of Bharat
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On the Jayanti of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel will be taking a look at his life. This will be quite a long thread, as there...