Vallabhbhai Patel was an Indian barrister and one of the

important social and political leaders of India. He was a great

freedom fighter. He was born on 31 October 1875 in a village
at Gujarat. He was often called as Sardar.
Inspired by the work of Mahatma Gandhi he joined as freedom
fighter for independence.
He was a strong supporter of the Non -Cooperation Movement of
Gandhi and worked against alcoholism, Untouchability and caste
discrimination in Gujarat.
He was elected as the municipal president of Ahmedabad in 1922,
1924 and 1927. When Mahatma Gandhi was in prison, he led the
Satyagraha in Nagpur in 1923 against the British law.
He was arrested prior to the Quit India Movement and was
released in 1945.
After India's independence, he became the first Home Minister
and Deputy Prime Minister of India
He died on 15 December 1950. He was a man of courage and
determination and hence he is called the 'Iron Man of India'.