Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is also known as Sardar Patel and the ‘Iron Man of India'. Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, popularly known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, played a key role in India's freedom movement. Sardar Patel passed away in 1950 in Mumbai (then Bombay) on December 15.

Popularly called the ‘Iron Man of India’, Patel was a lawyer by profession who grew up to become the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was a well-educated, influential political figure and was the first Home Minister and the first Deputy Prime Minister of India, serving from August 15, 1947, to December 15, 1950. Working under Mahatma Gandhi, he followed his path and actively participated in the struggle for Independence. In 2014, the government declared his birthday, October 31, as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day).