Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 150th Birth Anniversary 2025: India’s first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, revered as the ‘Iron Man of India’, played an instrumental role in shaping the country’s political future by uniting 562 princely states post-Independence. As India became an independent nation on August 15, 1947, Patel became India’s first Home Minister and made great efforts under Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru’s government to strengthen India’s position as a sovereign country by integrating the princely states.

By bringing together diverse regions, cultures and communities, Patel eliminated centuries-old indifference and upheld the message of unity in diversity, laying the foundation of modern India. He echoed the idea of shared values, brotherhood and harmony and aimed to

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