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SARDAR PATEL: THE FORESIGHTED VISIONARY ON MINORITIES

    1 Author(s):  DR. VIKRAM SINGH

Vol -  7, Issue- 11 ,         Page(s) : 35 - 43  (2016 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH

Abstract

The present article, “Sardar Patel: The Foresighted Visionary on Minorities”relates toSardar Patel, who played a significant role in the Indian political scenario from 1917 to 1950 and dedicated himself to Indian freedom struggle. He was the follower and closest companion of Mahatma Gandhi as well as an ideal Congress leader. He led several satyagrahas during India’s struggle for freedom from British rule. After Independence, he was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, he looks after the departments of Home, States, Information and Broadcasting. He played an important role as the Chairman of the Committees for Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Provincial Constitution and provisions like the Right to Private Property, Privy purses for Princes and Constitutional guarantees for the Civil Services were incorporated. He emerged an astute leader and a sagacious statesman known as the ‘Iron Man’ of Modern India.

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  3.  The Statesman/dated October 1, 1947 (Press report)
  4.  The Amrita Bazar Patrika/dt. 13-11 1947 - (press report) 
  5.  The Hindu, dated January 7/ 1948 (press report), (Sardar’s public speech in Lucknow on January 6, 1948
  6.  Coralie Younger, Anglo-Indians, neglected children of the Raj, p. 146
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  9.   Anthony Frank, Britains Betrayal in India, Allied Publishers, pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1961, p.180
  10.  Ibid., p. 185.
  11.   B. Shiva Rao B. (Ed). The Framing of India's Constitution.A Study. The Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, Vol-IV, 1968, p. 745

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