Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was born in 1875 in Gujarat, India. He became a prominent leader in India's independence movement. As India's first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, he played a key role in integrating over 500 princely states into the Indian union after independence in 1947. With his strong leadership and political skills, he was able to consolidate the princely states without bloodshed, earning him the title of "Iron Man of India". The document discusses Patel's early life, career, leadership abilities, and his most notable achievement of integrating the princely states after Indian independence.

1. Strategic leader
Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel
Iron Man of India
There is something unique in this soil, which despite many
obstacles has always remained the abode of great souls.
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2. Flow of Presentation
 Leader
 About Sardar Patel
 Leadership skill
 Great wisdom and political foresight
 Achievements
 leadership skill
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3. About Sardar Patel
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel the iron-man of India was born on 31st
October, 1875, in a small village in Nadiad.
 His father Jhaverbhai Patel was a simple farmer and mother
Laad Bai was a simple lady.
 From his childhood itself, Patel was a very hard-working
individual.
 He used to help his father in farming and studied in a school at
N. K. High school, Petlad. He passed his high-school
examination in 1896.
 Throughout school he was a very wise and intelligent student.
 In spite of poor financial conditions his father decided to send
him to college but Vallabhbhai refused.
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4.  Around three years he stayed at home, worked hard and prepared
for the District Leader's examination, hence passing with very
good percentage
 He got married to Jhaverbhai. In 1904, he got a baby daughter
Maniben, and in 1905 his son Dahya was born. He sent his elder
brother to England for higher studies in law. In 1908, Vitthalbhai
returned as barrister and started practicing in Bombay.
 In 1909 his wife became seriously ill and was taken to Bombay
for treatment Vallabhbhai had to go for the hearing of an urgent
case and his wife died. He was stunned. He admitted his children
in St. Mary's school Bombay, and he left for England. He became
a barrister and retuned to India in 1913.
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5. Great wisdom and political
foresight
 With great wisdom and political foresight, he consolidated the
small kingdoms.
 He tackled the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Nawab of Junagarh
who initially did not want to join India.
 There were a lot of problems connected with the reunion of the
numerous states into India.
 Sardar Patel's untiring efforts towards the unity of the country
brought success.
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6.  Due to the achievement of this massive task, Sardar Patel got the
title of 'Iron Man'.
 ‘He is one of the prestigious leaders of the world who became
immortal by uniting a scattered nation without any bloodshed.
 His strength of character, the sharpness of his mind, his
organizing skills, and all his energy were offered up for
achieving the freedom of India under Gandhi's leadership, and
after independence for India's consolidation.
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7. Achievements
 Successfully led Kheda Satyagraha and Bardoli revolt against British
government; elected Ahmadabad's municipal president in 1922, 1924 and 1927;
elected Congress President in 1931; were independent India's first Deputy Prime
Minister and Home Minister; played a key role in political integration of India;
conferred Bharat Ratna in 1991.
 Sardar Patel was popularly known as Iron Man of India. He played a leading role
in the Indian freedom struggle and became the first Deputy Prime Minister and
Home Minister of India. He is credited with achieving political integration of
India.
 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.
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8.  With great wisdom and political foresight, he consolidated the small
kingdoms. The public was with him because they had full of trust in
them . He tackled the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Nawab of
Junagarh who initially did not want to join India.
 Patel was known amongst nationalists as "Gandhi's lieutenant," and
he enjoyed considerable support and respect in the Congress for his
decisive and straight-forward leadership.
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9. I Have been always influenced by following
leadership skill
Tenacity:-
 One the most inspiring strong point of Sardar Patel was his firmness to the goal
decided to achieve. His strength of will was indeed incomparable.
Invincibility: -
 After getting freedom, when whole world was thinking that India would be
divided in thousands of parts, Sardar Patel was the person who proved them
wrong and integrates India.
 Ability of strong and fast decision making skill:
Before freedom or after freedom Sardar Patel was always know for his decision
making.
Influence & team building:-
 One of the most important characteristic of any leader is his influencing ability.
Sardar Patel was full of this skill. For eg. Organized farmers of Kheda and
Bardoli of Gujarat to hold mass- non-violent civil disobedience first time in
India. At that point farmers were not united and were determined to do violent
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10. Conflict resolution: -
 Sardar Patel was also having great conflict resolution skill. There are so many
examples in his life for it but the way he consolidated Indian Princely States that
is really incomparable.
Flexibility according to situation: -
 Sardar Patel’s most inspiring characteristic was adaptability with any kind of
situation. When he was moving from one village to another to unite the India, he
faced many hurdles, he went to jail many times
Never ending Winning Spirit: -
 I have read a book about Sardar Patel’s life, written by Rajmohan Gandhi, I was
motivated by his never ending spirit, dedication to work, loyalty to country,
always adapting with group and maintaining balance in group (specially in
context of Jawaharlal Nehru). there're so many incidents during his
childhood about how he used to go school, his tolerance power etc. which
really motivated me.
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11. Conclusion
Thus, 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.
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13. Thank
you
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