Vallabhbhai Patel: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

D.V. Tahmankar, Sardar Patel (1970), is an important biography. Michael Brecher, Nehru: A Political Biography (1959), includes the best analysis of the confrontation between Nehru and Patel. V.P. Menon, The Story of the Integration of the Indian States (1956, reprinted as Integration of the Indian States, 1985), highlights Patel’s role.

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Modified link of Web site: MapsofIndia.com - Biography of Sardar Patel. Jun 06, 2026
Anniversary information added. Dec 11, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Sardar Patel Trust - Sardar Patel. Aug 02, 2025
Add new Web site: International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology - The Strategic Mind of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: Conceptualizing Leadership and Stress Management in Times of Crisis (PDF). Jun 19, 2025
Added cross-reference. May 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Indian National Congress - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Mar 21, 2025
Expanded the discussion of unification of India and added a mention of the Statue of Unity. Dec 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research - Socio-Political Ideas of Sardar Patel: focus on Nation Building (PDF). Oct 29, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 01, 2024
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Sardar Ballabhbhai Jhaveribhai Patel. Mar 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Cultural India - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Oct 09, 2023
Replaced photograph. Sep 24, 2018
Article revised and updated. Mar 03, 2009
Bibliography revised. Mar 03, 2009
Added new Web site: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting India - Biography of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Mar 24, 2008
Added new Web site: MapsofIndia.com - Biography of Sardar Patel. Mar 24, 2008
Added new Web site: ILoveIndia.com - Biography of Sardar Patel. Mar 24, 2008
Added new Web site: Congress Sandesh.net - Biography of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Mar 24, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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