Vallabhbhai Patel was born on October 31, 1875 in Nadiad, a small village in

Gujarat. His father Jhaverbhai was a farmer and mother Laad Bai was a
simple lady. He passed his high school examination in 1896. He got married
to Jhaberaba. In 1904, He sailed for England to study law in august 1910.
Sardar Patel returned to India in 1913 and started his practice in
Ahmadabad.

ACHIEVEMENTS
 Successfully led Kheda Satyagraha and Bardoli revolt against British
government - Vallabhbhai successfully led revolt in Kheda and the
revolt ended in 1919 when the British government agreed to suspend
collection of revenue and roll back the rates. Kheda Satyagraha turned
Vallabhbhai Patel into a national hero. In 1928, Bardoli Taluka in
Gujarat suffered from floods and famine. In this hour of distress the
British government raised the revenue taxes by thirty percent. Sardar
Patel took up cudgels on behalf of the farmers and appealed to the
Governor to reduce the taxes. The Governor refused and the
government even announced the date of the collection of the taxes.
Sardar Patel organized the farmers and told them not to pay even a
single pie of tax. The government tried to repress the revolt but
ultimately bowed before Vallabhbhai Patel. It was during the struggle
and after the victory in Bardoli that caused intense excitement across
India, that Patel was increasingly addressed by his colleagues and
followers as Sardar.

 elected Ahmadabad’s municipal president in 1922, 1924 and 1927

 Elected Congress President in 1931 - Sardar Patel was imprisoned

during Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930. After the signing of
Gandhi-Irwin pact in 1931, Sardar Patel was released and he was
elected Congress president for its 1931 session in Karachi

 was independent India's first Deputy Prime Minister and Home

Minister; played a key role in political integration of India

 Conferred Bharat Ratna in 1991.

CONTRIBUTION
INTEGRATION OF PRINCELY STATES - There were 565 princely states in
India at that time. Some of the Maharajas and Nawabs who ruled over these
were sensible and patriotic. But most of them were drunk with wealth and
power. They were dreaming of becoming independent rulers once the British
quit India. They argued that the government of free India should treat them
as equals. Some of them went to the extent of planning to send their
representatives to the United Nations Organization. Patel invoked the
patriotism of India's monarchs, asking them to join in the freedom of their
nation and act as responsible rulers who cared about the future of their
people. He persuaded the princes of 565 states of the impossibility of
independence from the Indian republic, especially in the presence of growing
opposition from their subjects. With great wisdom and political foresight, he
consolidated the small kingdoms. The public was with him. He tackled the
Nizam of Hyderabad and the Nawab of Junagarh who initially did not want to
join India.

Reorganization of civil services - During the freedom struggle, the Indian

Civil Service was on the other side of the fence and incurred the wrath of the
Congress leaders. Nehru berated it as "neither Indian nor civil nor service"..
He firmly believed that the All-India Services had a vital role to play in
building a strong and united India. He advocated the retention of ICS and IP
and proposed the constitution of two new All-India Services -- the Indian
Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service. Patel's
acknowledgement of the role of the Indian Civil Service boosted the morale
of the officers and gave them a new sense of confidence and purpose.

QUALITIES
Ability of strong and fast Decision making skill - He was always known for his
decision making.

Influence & Team Building - This is the most important characteristic of any
leader is his influencing ability. Sardar Patel was full of this skill.

Conflict resolution - The great example of this, the way he consolidated

Indian princely states.

Flexibility according to situation - His most inspiring characteristic was

adaptability with any kind of situation. When he was moving from village to
village to unite the India, he faced many hurdles.

Never ending Winning Spirit - His never ending winning spirit, dedication to
work, loyalty to country always motivates me.
 CONCLUSION
life of Sardar Patel is continuous flow of inspirations. This great leader was
self-educated. He has nurtured many skills in his self by his own. The above-
mentioned qualities about him are most desired in a manager also because
problems never come after informing us. I used to peep into the book of
‘Sardar Patel- A dedicated life’ when I feel myself caught up in any very
difficult problem and I am always able to find the solution out of it. It won’t
be exaggeration to say that after Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel is the most
saluted leader in India. I salute this great Leader.