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Business News/ Photos / Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: India’s Iron Man 1

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: India’s Iron Man 1

10 Photos . Updated: 31 Oct 2013, 05:09 PM IST Livemint

Even as the Congress and the BJP take pot-shots at each other over Sardar Patel's legacy, with Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi claiming the Sardar should have been India's first prime minister, we celebrate the Iron Man's 138th birth anniversary with some rare pictures .

Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel was born on 31 October 1875. He was often addressed as Sardar, which means Chief in Hindi, Urdu, and Persian. HT

1/10Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel was born on 31 October 1875. He was often addressed as Sardar, which means Chief in Hindi, Urdu, and Persian. HT

Inspiration: Mahatma Gandhi and Patel. Though he had little interest in politics, he later joined the freedom struggle after being inspired by Gandhi. Such was his influence that he cam,e to be known as Iron Man. HT

2/10Inspiration: Mahatma Gandhi and Patel. Though he had little interest in politics, he later joined the freedom struggle after being inspired by Gandhi. Such was his influence that he cam,e to be known as Iron Man. HT

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (L), Jawaharlal Nehru and Patel (atop a rickshaw) in Shimla for talks with the Cabinet Mission in 1946, to discuss transfer of power from the British. HT

3/10Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (L), Jawaharlal Nehru and Patel (atop a rickshaw) in Shimla for talks with the Cabinet Mission in 1946, to discuss transfer of power from the British. HT

The Holy Trinity of India’s freedom struggle: Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Patel with the ‘ghulami’ motif in the background. HT

4/10The Holy Trinity of India’s freedom struggle: Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Patel with the ‘ghulami’ motif in the background. HT

Co-workers in the struggle for freedom: (L-R) C Rajagopalachari, Dr Rajendra Prasad, Subash Chandra Bose and Patel. HT

5/10Co-workers in the struggle for freedom: (L-R) C Rajagopalachari, Dr Rajendra Prasad, Subash Chandra Bose and Patel. HT

In a lighter mood: Patel talks to Lady Mountbatten at Dehradun in 1948. HT

6/10In a lighter mood: Patel talks to Lady Mountbatten at Dehradun in 1948. HT

A visionary man: Patel was instrumental in the integration of over 500 princely states into the Indian Union, an achievement that justified his title of India’s “Iron Man”. HT

7/10A visionary man: Patel was instrumental in the integration of over 500 princely states into the Indian Union, an achievement that justified his title of India’s “Iron Man”. HT

Patel sits for a portrait bust by Dutch sculptor Clara Quein on 1 December 1948. HT

8/10Patel sits for a portrait bust by Dutch sculptor Clara Quein on 1 December 1948. HT

The family man: Patel with his grandchild. His wife’s name was Jhaverba. HT

9/10The family man: Patel with his grandchild. His wife’s name was Jhaverba. HT

Immortal: Patel died on 15 December 1950, after a massive heart attack. His legacy belongs to all Indians. HT

10/10Immortal: Patel died on 15 December 1950, after a massive heart attack. His legacy belongs to all Indians. HT

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