Sahil Gupta

After the independence Vallabhbhai concentrated on the unification of India. He brought about the integration of the 562 princely states and redrew the map of India with remarkable speed. He landed his biggest trouble spot Hyderabad with astute patience and foresight, grim determination and firmness, so characteristic of him. But he displayed his great magnanimity

After the failure of Cripps mission the Congress passed a resolution calling for the Britishers to quit India. The resolution was passed on the midnight of 8th August 1942 by the All-India Congress Committee at Bombay. The resolution sought the withdrawal of British rule from India as an urgent necessity both for India and for

Subhash Chandra Bose was a very enthusiastic person. The particular conflict between Vallabhbhai on one side and Subhash Bose on the other, was a pertinent confrontation between differing men with differing modes of operation. The dispute was neither a simple one between the left and right, nor solely a fight between rivals for power and

In 1934, Congress had organised its next session in Patna. Acharya Narendra Dev invited everyone who follow the practice of socialism and established ‘All India Congress Socialist Party.’ Jai Prakash Narain was made the organising minister. The party had opened many branches all over the country. Many famous leaders joined this party gradually recognising its

Vallabhbhai used to fully concentrate on Government actions. He knows very well that what the government speaks and what it does. There was a lot of difference between its saying and action. The government hated the people of India. Whatever the agreement she does it is only because of helplessness. Hence Vallabhbhai never trusted the

The laurels obtained during the Bardoli Satyagraha secured for Vallabhbhai considerable political power and a distinguished place among the national leaders of the time, a place which he retained till the end of his life. With the title of ‘Sardar’ conferred on him by the people of Gujarat, Vallabhbhai moved on to a role that

Bardoli was the spring board from which Vallabhbhai was able to enter the national scene. The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 made Vallabhbhai a national leader not because of any particular features in the Satyagraha, but because of the existing framework of the Colonial State and because of the timing of the Satyagraha.Kalyanji and Kunverji Mehta,

Vallabhbhai now agreed with Gandhiji that non-cooperation was the only answer to British cruelties. The Congress session was held on 4th September 1920 to pass the non-cooperation resolution under the leadership of Lala Lajpat Rai. Due to the success of Kaira Satyagraha, the popularity of Vallabhbhai was an hot issue of the resolution. Vallabhbhai rushed

In early 1918, the crops of Kaira district were washed away by rain. The farmers were left with nothing and could not pay the land revenue. They prayed for the exemption of land tax. But the government turned a deaf ear to their request. So the people approached Vallabhbhai for help. Vallabhbhai himself visited the

The initial inspiration to enter politics came to Vallabhbhai from the success that his brother had achieved. He was also encouraged to think of a public career by the activities of various members of the elite in Ahmedabad, members of Indian political associations like the Gujarat Sabha, with whom he spent much time playing bridge

Vallabhbhai was married at the age of 18 to Zaverbai in 1893. His wife was a docile and gentle lady who served her husband all her life with great devotion. Zaverbai’s relations with Vithal’s wife was not good because Vithal’s wife spends unnecessary money. On making the condition normal, Vallabhbhai send his wife to her

Gujarat has been called the ‘Garden of India’ because some of its areas are blessed with rich and fertile soil. Therefore the peasants of such areas are well rewarded for their hard work and enterprise. By far the most well-known and economically well-off community in rural Gujarat is the Patidar community. In the last century,