Patel passed his matriculation when he was about 22 years old.
He is credited for the political integration of over 500 princely states into the independent Indian Union.
His wife Jhaverba passed away when he was only 33 years old, but he loved her deeply and so, never remarried.📷
In the initial stages of the freedom movement, Patel was not interested in politics or the principles of Mahatma Gandhi
As India's first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Sardar Patel played a key role in the integration of the princely states
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1991.