Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Born: October 31, 1875 Died: December 15,
1950
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was born
on 31 October, 1875, in a farmer's family in Naiad,
Gujarat.
His father, Zaverbhai, had served
in the army of Jhansi ki Rani, and his mother, Ladbai, was a deeply religious
woman. Vallabhbhai's initial schooling was in Gujarati.
After his schooling, he went to England for higher studies. In 1913 after studying law there he returned back to India as a
barrister.
Vallabhbhai was married to
Zaverbai in 1891. The couple had two children-a daughter Maniben, born in April
of 1904, and a son Dayabhai, born in November of 1905. Zaverbai died in January
of 1909.