राष्ट्रीय एकता दिवस भारत की एकता और अखण्डता के शिल्पकार सरदार वल्लभ भाई पटेल की जयन्ती के अवसर पर सत् सत् नमन। Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel [1] [2] (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), popularly known as Sardar Patel , was an Indian politician. He served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of India . He was an Indian barrister , a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and a founding father of the Republic of India who played a leading role in the country's struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. [3] In India and elsewhere, he was often called Sardar , meaning "chief" in Hindi , Urdu , and Persian . He acted as Home Minister duri...