- Topper : Sardar Vallabh Bhai Zaveri Bhai Patel stood first during bar at law examination (Middle Temple Inn) in 1913 held in United Kingdom.
- Matriculation : Sardar Patel passed his matriculation at the age of 22 years and every one treated him as a mediocre student with no future at all. No, he did not fail but kept on changing schools for one reason or other.
- Westernized : Once Vallabh Bhai Patel was known as excessive successful lawyer ;who was knowledge for his westernized life style and an anglophile.
- Cigars : He used to enjoy his Cuban cigars.
- Bridge : Sardar Patel was a skilled bridge player
- Apolitical : Vallabh Bhai Patel fought elections of Sanitary commissioner of Ahmadabad without any political ambition or motive.
- Gandhi : A chance meeting with Mahatma Gandhi in October of 1917 really impacted him. Gandhi ji made his realize about gravity of Indian independence.
- Gandhian : Sardar Patel insisted on wearing clothes prepared in khadi thread spun by his daughter. He never allowed wastage of men (women), money and matter. Mani ben always travelled in third class of Indian Railways.
- Vegetarian : Sardar Patel turned vegetarian and enjoyed boiled vegetable dishes with rice prepared by his daughter Mani Ben Patel.
- Daughter : Mani ben - a spinster and a Gandhian and later distinguished parliamentarian was his personal assistant who attended to his all needs - food, clothes ,medicine and so on. He shared his private thoughts with her.
- Son : Sardar Patel didnot allow his son Dahya Bhai- an insurance agent to stay with him in Delhi as he believed that it may send a negative message to others.
- Union secretary : VP Menon served as his union secretary in Ministry of States (Ministry of home affairs) under him ;and was privy to integration of India .
- Personal secretary : Mool Shankar Bhatt served as his official personal secretary for four years.
- Home : Sardar Patel used to stay in 1 Aurangzeb Road (now APJ Kalam Road), Delhi as Union Home Minister
- Movie : His speech appeared in Brandy chi Botal (1939) directed by Master Vinayak in marathi language against liquor consumption. Although Sardar (1993) - a national award winning biopic was also made on him.
- Air crash : Sardar Patel survived an air crash near Jaipur in 1949.He made sure that all were evacuated safely and the last man to get down. He was honored by Indian parliament by his courage.
- Conclusion : Iron man of India !
- Note : Today is Sardar Patel’s birthday (31st October).
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