Assessing Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Role in India’s Unification

Abstract

This paper attempts to analyse the role of one great person who took the enormous task of building the nation's edifice when a nation on the verge of independence was struggling to discover its geography of togetherness. Through his unwavering determination and perseverance, he was able to unite hundreds of strikingly distinct states to create the modern nation-state of India and this visionary's leader name was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. From 1917 to 1950, Sardar Patel ruled the Indian political system. He devoted his life to the cause of liberation and reorganised the Indian National Congress. He oversaw delicate ministries including Home and the States after Independence. He merged the princely States after the Partition and reorganised the government. Patel was a key contributor to the creation of the Indian Constitution and helped lay the groundwork for democratic democracy. As a result, he became known as the Iron Man, a wise statesman, and a founding father of modern India. It is therefore widely held in the Indian context that nationalism was rendered obsolete with the victory of Independence. But this isn't always the case. The political reinterpretation of Sardar Patel's ideas, actions and thoughts are examined in this paper. Sardar Vallabhai Patel was a self-sufficient and driven individual. He almost never needed assistance from others to fulfil any of his professional tasks. Sardar Vallabhai Patel was one of those who helped the nation's citizens come together. He gave individuals the means to rebel against the British government. He participated in a number of demonstrations against Indian rulers.