Tribute to Sardar Patel

Author(s): Friends of Sardar Patel Awrd Association UCLA
Publisher: USA Friends of Sardar Patel Awrd Association UCLA

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
A Chronology
Oct 31, 1875
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Nov 1905 Jan 11, 1909 July 1910 1912
Jan 1913 Feb 13, 1913 March 1914 1915
1917
Born in Nadiad, Kheda District, Gujarat, fourth son of Jhaverbhai Patel, a farmer of Karamsad and Ladbai Patel; primary schooling up to English Third standard at Karamsad Married to Jhaverba of Gana, a village 3 miles from Karamsad Passed matriculation exam in Nadiad Passed the District Pleader's Examination; practices in Godhra; contracts bubonic plague from a court official whom he nursed during an epidemic in Godhra Shifted legal practice to Borsad, made a name as a criminal lawyer Daughter Mani (later known as Manibehn) born Saved enough money to go to England to become a barrister but gave it away to his elder brother Vitthalbhai who wished to become barrister first Son Dahya born Wife Jhaverba dies after a surgical operation in Bombay Vallabhbhai leaves for England, admitted to Middle Temple Took final examination after 6th term instead of the usual 12, ranked first in first class; won a prize of fifty pounds, left for India the day after the exam; brother Vitthalbhai elected as member of the Bombay Council Vallabhbhai becomes Barrister (Bar-at-Law) of Middle Temple Inn Returns to India; practices in Ahmedabad; becomes the foremost criminal lawyer Jhaverbhai, Vallabhbhai's father, dies at the age of 85 Member, Gujarat Sabha, which was converted into Gujarat Provincial Congress Committee in 1919; Secretary, Gujarat Provincial Conference of which Mahatma Gandhi was the President. Elected councilor of Ahmedabad Municipality; Chairman, Sanitary and Public Works Committee First direct contact with Mahatma Gandhi Organized famine relief in Ahmedabad district; established a temporary hospital in Ahmedabad with a grant from Municipal Board to Gujarat Sabha to combat severe influenza of epidemic; successfully led “No-Tax” agitation against land revenue recovered by Government from drought affected Kheda district farmers Discards western dress and adopts khadi, dhoti, kurta and chappals; burnt all his foreign clothes; won all open seats in the Ahmedabad Municipal elections, collected one million rupees for the Tilak Swaraj Fund and enrolled 300, 000 members for Indian National Congress from Gujarat; decides with Gandhi to establish Gujarat Vidyapeeth Chairman, Reception Committee, Indian National Congress, 36th session, Ahmedabad; First Chairman, Gujarat Regional Congress Committee Satyagraha at Borsad, Gujarat - Against the Governments, "Haidiya" punitive tax imposed on the entire population of Borsad Taluka. Gandhi calls Vallabhbhai "King of Borsad" Leads Nagpur National Flag Agitation; collected one million rupees in Rangoon for Gujarat Vidyapeeth Elected President of Ahmedabad Municipality Unprecedented floods in Gujarat, Vallabhbhai obtained one crore (10 million) rupees from the Government for famine relief Resigned from the Presidency of Ahmedabad Municipality; presides over the Kathiawad Political Conference at Morbi
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