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October 31, 1875

Birth

On October 31st at Nadiad Town in Kheda District Native Karamsad village, Fourth

son o Father !haverbhai and "other #adbhai $rimar% &chooling u' to (nglish )))standard at his home village Karamsad*

January 1, 1893

Married

Married with Zaverba at Gana Village near Karamsad.

+'ril 1, 18-7

Education

$assed the "atriculation (.amination rom (nglish &chool, Nadiad*

Deember 1, 19!!

Higher Education

"assed the Distrit "leader#s $%aminati&n, 'tarted legal (ratie at

G&dhara, the head )uarter &* "anhmahals Distrit.

December 7, 1-/0

Professional Career

#egal $ractice shited to orsad rom 2odhra* on laurels as an accom'lished

4riminal law*

+'ril 3, 1-/3

Married Life

On 3rd +'ril 1-/3 Daughter "aniben was born*

November 1, 1-/5

Son Born

&on Daha%abhai was born in November*

!anuar% 0, 1-/-


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Wife Expired

ie averba e.'ired in 0nd !anuar%, in omba%*

January 1, 191!

Life in England

"r&eeded t& $ngland *&r )uali*ying at the +ar t -aw in ugust and

admitted t& the *am&us Middle em(le -aw /&llege.

!ul% 1, 1-1/

Middle Temple

6allabhbhai leaves or (ngland, admitted to "iddle Tem'le*

"a% 31, 1-10

Law Examination

$assed the Final ar +t #aw (.amination with irst class irst, +warded $rie o it%

$ounds, let or )ndia*

0ebruary 1, 1913

Law Practise

'tarted (ratie as riminal lawyer at hmedabad in 0ebruary.

January 1, 191

Father Expired

0ather Jhaverbhai died at Karamsad at the age &* 82.

!anuar% 1, 1-15

epresentati!e of "u#arat Sa$haecame a member o 2uarat &abha at +hmedabad and started his 'ublic career*

First contact with 2andhii, $atriotism or reedom strengthened, 'artici'ated in the

#uc9now session o the 4ongress as a :e'resentative o 2uarat &abha*

!anuar% 1, 1-1


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Sanitar% Committee

ecame a "ember o +hmedabad "unici'alit% or the irst time, (lected as 4hairman

o the &anitar% 4ommittee, &ucceeded in canceling the a''ointment o an (nglish

Oicer as a "unici'al 4ommissioner, $resided over the irst meet o the 2uarat

:egional (.ecutive 4ommittee at 2odhara, started agitation against bonded labor*

!anuar% 1, 1-18

&' T()

The 2uarat &abha was given Financial +ssistance at the instance o &ardar $atel to

ight the menace o inluena and constructed a tem'orar% ;os'ital* &uccessull% led

agitation against #and :evenue :ecovered b% the 2overnment rom

armers o the drought hit Kheda District*

"a% 7, 1-1-

Sat%agraha Patri*a

4haired the "anaging 4ommittee o the +hmedabad "unici'alit%, ought against the

:owlett ill im'osed b% the 2overnment to curb reedom movement, started

'ublishing in 2uarat rom +'ril 7*

+ugust 10, 1-0/

"u#arat +id%apeethon all the seats o 4ongress during the election o the +hmedabad "unici'alit%,

+do'ted Khadi and bo%cotted western cloths, $assed the :esolution in su''ort o

civil disobedience movement, collected a und o :s* 1/ lac and made 3 lac

4ongress "embers rom 2uarat or the Tila9 &wara in 'ursuance o the Nag'ur

4ongress :esolution, Decided with 2andhii to establish 2uarat 6id%a'eeth*

December 1, 1-01

"u#arat egional Committee

First 4hairman o 2uarat :egional 4ommittee, 4hairman o the :ece'tion

4ommittee o the ===6) 4ongress &ession held at +hmedabad in December*

January 1, 19

"u#arat +id%apeeth


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/&lleted 0unds &* 4s.1! la *r&m 4ang&&n 5+urma6 *&r establishment &*

the ins(ired Gu7arat Vidya(eeth.

December 1, 1-03

Haidi%a Tax"ater minded the National Flag &at%agraha, Nag'ur against the ritish 2overnment,

cancelled the 'unitive illegall% im'osed b% the 2overnment on the

'eo'le o orsad Talu9a in December* &ardar 6allabhbhai $atel became the &abha

o orsad*

!anuar% 1, 1-0@

(hmeda$ad Municipalit%

(lected as $resident o the :evised +hmedabad "unici'alit%*

!anuar% 1, 1-07

Flood elief Fund

An'recedented lood calamit% was aced b% 2uarat, obtained an e.tensive lood

relie und amounting 1 4rore rom the 2overnment*

January 1, 198

Title of ,S(-(.4esigned *r&m the (&st &* "resident *r&m hmedabad Munii(ality,

'tarted +ard&li 'atyagraha against arbitrary inrease in revenue &n the

*armers. $nshrined with the title &* '4D4 *&r the m&vement at the

/alutta /&ngress 'essi&n and endeared in the heart &* *armers as the

'4D4 as the leader &* *armer.

!anuar% 1, 1-0-

Maharashtra Political Conference

$resided over the "aharashtra $olitical 4onerence held at $une and Kathi%awad

$olitical 4onerence at "orbi*

"arch 7, 1-3/

Salt Sat%agraha


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+rrested on "arch 7, rom the 'ublic meeting at :as 6illage while canvassing or the

&alt &at%agraha and ailed, reed on !une 0th, elected as 4ongress $resident on

!une 3/th* +gain arrested on +ugust 1st, and ailed in the ?aravada !ail*

"arch 1, 1-31

/rwin Pact

:eleased rom !ail in "arch on the 2andhi )rwin $act, $resided over the =#6)

4ongress session held at Karachi*

"arch 1, 1-30

Ta*ing Leadership

(no%ed the com'an% o 2andhii at the ?ervada 4entral 'rison or 1 "onths or

ta9ing leadershi' in the agitations against the 2overnment* "other #adbai e.'ired inNovember at Karamsad*

October 00, 1-33

Elder Brother +eer

Transerred to Nasi9 !ail, (lder brother 6eer 6ithalbhaidied in &witerland on

October 00nd*

!anuar% 1, 1-38

0athi%awad Pro!incial Conference

#eadershi' o the :egional 4ongress to obe% the disci'line o the 4entral 4ongress

$art%, $resided over the Kathi%awad $rovincial 4onerence*

November 18, 1-@/

Leadership of the Freedom Mo!ement

)m'rison in the &abarmati !ail on November 18th or ta9ing leadershi' o the

Freedom "ovement led b% 2andhii, thereater shited to ?ervada ail at $une*

November 18, 1-@1

(ilment of Entrails

:eleased rom the $rison ollowing an ailment o entrails*


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ugust 8, 19 : ugust 9, 19

12/T /&-/(

"assed the ; >?D> 4es&luti&n in all &ver >ndia /&ngress /&mmittee

Meet held at +&mbay &n ugust 8th. rrested &n ugust 9th, 'hi*ted t&hmednagar 0&rt in al&ng with the &ther Members &* the /&mmittee

im(ris&ned there till 19.

!une 15, 1-@5

3er!ada Prison

&hited to ?ervada $rison near $une, released on !une 15th* im'risoned there till

1-@@*

!une 15, 1-@

/ndia Constitution

$artici'ated or the irst time in the &ession o the )ndia 4onstitution*

"a% @, 1-@7

Somnath Temple

)naugurated the 6ithalbhai $atel "aha 6id%ala%a at 6allabh 6id%anagar on +'ril @th,

4onstitution o the New :i%asati De'artment in 4entre under his 4hairmanshi' on

!ul% 5th to solve the 'roblems o $rincel% &tates, $ersuaded the $rincel% &tates to

wor9 in Anit% or the 4ountr%Bs reedom and integrit%* &ardar and &hree was sworn in

as the irst ;ome "inister and D%* $rime "inister o ree )ndia on +ugust 15th, visited

&omnath $atan on November 13th, in 2uarat and decided to renovate the &omnath

Tem'le*

Februar% 15, 1-@8

Constituted State

4onstitution o &aurashtra :a%a &angh at havnagar on Februar% 15th,inauguration o the :aasthan &angh on +'ril 7th, 4onstituted with !odh'ur, !ai'ur,

i9aner, !aisalmer, Adai'ur, harat'ur, and &tates* &igned the agreement to

constitute the &angh o Anited 2walior, )ndore, and 03 $rincel% &tates o the 4entral

)ndia on +'ril 00nd*

Februar% 0, 1-@-


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Prime Minister

+warded Degree b% Asmania Aniversit% on Februar% 0th,

acted as the +cting $rime "inister o )ndia etween October 7th, to November 15th,

during the visit o the !awaharlal Nehru to A&+, 4anada, and ritain*

December 0, 1-5/

Congress Session

+ttended the 4ongress &ession held at Nasi9 rom &e'tember 0/th to 00nd*

December 15, 1-5/

Expired

Died on December 15th 1-5/ in omba% ater short sic9ness*

!ul% 0, 1--1

Bharat atna

4onerred on a +ward 'osthumousl% or his valuable services

towards the 4ountr% b% The $resident o )ndia &hri :* 6en9ataraman at New Delhi

on !ul% 0nd* This +ward was acce'ted b% his 2randC&on &hri 6i'inbhai $atel*

Sardar not onl% aimed at territorial integration $ut also the integration of different

communities $% de!eloping a sense of national identit%4 He managed to Li5uidate 667princel% States without Li5uidating the princes8 Had it not $een for his !ision9 /ndia

would ha!e achie!ed freedom without independence4

Sardar Patel was also the chairman of the Minorities Su$:Committee of the constituent

(ssem$l%4 He sought communal integration and made different communities gi!e up

their claim for separate electorates4 Li*e a true leader9 he did not flatter people $ut plainl%told them were the% were wrong4

+alla$h$hai was ne!er anti:Muslim $ut he was against fanaticism4 His courage in

$anning the SS showed9 he was secular and non:communal in his approach4 /n Sardar

Patel;s words9 7? was9


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Sardar Patel ne!er posed as a Socialist4 He had no propert% of his own9 expect his

personal $elongings4 'nce an ardent Socialist approached him with an appeal to a$olishine5ualit% of wealth and cited as an instance that ) was master of se!eral millions4 The

Sardar let him expatiate on the distri$ution of surplus wealth4 When he had finished9

Sardar Patel cooll% loo*ed at him and said@

< / *now the extent of );s wealth4 /f all of it were distri$uted e5uall% among the people of

/ndia9 3our share would $e a$out four annas and three paise4 / am willing to gi!e it to %oufrom m% own poc*et if %ou understand to tal* no more a$out this4+ monument o &ardar $atel that will be created close to the Narmada Dam in 2uarat state

o )ndia* )t will be two times taller than New ?or9s &tatue o #ibert% and almost ive times that

o :io de !aneiros 4hrist the :edeemer*

eing one and a hal times that o the &ardar &arovar Dam itsel, it would be the tallest in the
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world*

The statue will be 'laced at &adhu et, an island located 3 9m awa% rom the &ardar

&arovar Dam in the riverbed o Narmada*

;()2;T"#$ m%#O4+T)ONGujarat& India

Statue of UnityFrom i9i'edia, the ree enc%clo'edia

Statue of Unity

Coordinates =6N=GO& ?7NOE

Location Sadhu $et9 &earSardar Saro!ar -am9"u#arat9/ndia

Designer Larsen and Tou$ro

Type Statue

Material Steelframing9reinforced cement concrete9$ronDe

coatingQ=R

Height

statueA = metres I6>? ftJ

including baseA 7 metres I?> ftJ

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Beginning date = 'cto$er =

Dedicated to Sardar Patel

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The Statue o 'nityis a 'lanned 180 metres 5-7 tI monument o 6allabhbhai $atelthatwill be created directl% acing theNarmada Dam, 3*0 9m awa% on the river island called&adhu et near 6adodarain 2uarat* )t would be the worlds tallest statue*0H&ardar6allabhbhai $atel :ashtri%a (9ta Trust &6$:(TI, a s'ecial 'ur'ose vehicle was establishedb% the 2uarat government and the outreach 'rogramme across )ndia was carried outstarting December 0/13*3H

)nitiall% the total cost o the 'roect was estimated to be about 0/3 croreA&33/ millionIb% the government* #ater #arsen and Toubrobagged the contract in October 0/1@ or itslowest bid o 0-8- croreA&@8/ millionI or the design, construction and maintenance*The construction was started on 31st October 0/1@* @H5H)t was criticised over environmental,religious and inancial issues*citation neededH

Outreach[

The 'roect was irst announced on October 7, 0/1/*H&ardar 6allabhbhai $atel :ashtri%a(9ta Trust &6$:(TI, a s'ecial 'ur'ose vehicle was established b% the 2uarat governmentor construction o the statue*3HThe iron needed or the statue and other structures was to becollected rom armers o villages all around )ndia in a orm o donation o their used arminginstruments*7H&6$:(T set u' 3 oices across )ndia to collect these iron

instruments3Hwherein over 5//,/// )ndian armers are e.'ected to donate* 8HThe drive wasnamed the &tatue o Anit% movement* -H1/HThere was to be threeCmonthClong nationwidecam'aign to collect iron 'ieces rom si. la9h villages to build the statue*1/HDuring this 'eriod,over 5/// metric tonnes o iron were intended to be collected 11H+lthough it was initiall%announced that the iron collected will be used or the main statue, it later emerged that thecollected iron will not be used in construction o the actual statue and will instead be used orsome other 'art o the 'roect* 10H

The &tatue o Anit% "ovement will also organie a Suraaj good governance in ;indiI'etition wherein 'eo'le can write about their ideas or the good governance* The &uraa$etition is e.'ected to be signed b% an estimated 0/ million 'eo'le, which will ma9e it theworlds largest 'etition signed* -H+ marathon entitled Dun +or =nitywas held on December15, 0/13 in several 'laces throughout )ndia*13HThe marathon had a large turnout and signC

u's beore the event re'orted thousands o registrations*-H1@H15H1H

ro!ect[edit]

The monument statue o 6allabhbhai $atelwill be constructed acing theNarmada Dam,3*0 9m awa% on the river island called &adhu et* The total height o the statue rom its basewill be 0@/ metre consisting base level o 58 metre and statue o 180 metre* )t will beconstructed with steel raming, reinorced cement concrete and brone coating* 1HThe statuewill need 75/// cubic metres o concrete, 57// metric tonne steel structure, 185// tonnereinorced steel rods, 005// tonne brone sheets or construction*5H)n the irst 'hase, abridge connecting the memorial to the main land, a memorial, visitor centre buildings, amemorial garden, a hotel, a convention centre, an amusement 'ar9, research centres andinstitutes will also be constructed* 0H

(inance[edit]

The monument will be built on a $$$model, with most o the mone% raised b% 'rivatecontribution*17HThe 2overnment o 2uarathas allotted :s 1// crore or the 'roect in thebudget or 0/10C1318Hand :s 5// crore in 0/1@C15*1-H)n the 0/1@C15 Anionudgetannounced on 1/ !ul% 0/1@, 0 billion A&30 millionI have been allocated or theconstruction o the statue* 0/H01H00H

Construction[edit]
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+ consortium o Turner 4onstructionconsultant our KhaliaI,"ichael 2raves and+ssociatesand "einhardt 2rou', will su'ervise the 'roect* )t will ta9e 5 months tocom'lete the 'roectM 15 months or 'lanning, @/ months or construction and two months orhanding over b% the consortium* 0HThe total cost o the 'roect was estimated to be about0/3 croreA&33/ millionI b% the government*18HThe tender bids or the irst 'hase wereinvited in October 0/13 and were closed in November 0/13* 03H

The then 4hie "inister o 2uaratNarendra "odi, currentl%$rime "inister o )ndiaI laid theoundation stone o statue on 31 October 0/13, the 138th birth anniversar% o &ardar6allabhbhai $atel*H0@H;e along with #* K* +dvaniannounced to the 'ublic that atercom'letion o the 'roect, it will be the tallest statue o the world* H17H05H

)ndian inrastructure com'an% #arsen and Toubrobagged the contract on 07 October 0/1@or its lowest bid o 0-8- croreA&@8/ millionI or the design, construction andmaintenance*@H5HThe% commenced the construction on 31 October 0/1@ and is e.'ected tocom'lete it b% 0/18* )n the irst 'hase o 0-8-croreA&@8/ millionI 'roect, :s 13@7 croreare or the main statue, :s 035 crore or e.hibition hall and convention centre, :s 83 croreor the bridge connecting the memorial to the main land and :s 57 crore or themaintenance o the structure or 15 %ears ater its com'letion*@H5H

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&ome local 'eo'le have o''osed land acLuisition or tourism inrastructure develo'mentaround the statue* The% also claimed that &adhu bet was originall% called 6arata awa Te9ri,named ater a local deit% and so it was a site o religious im'ortance*0@H

(nvironmental activists wrote a letter to central government that this 'roect startedim'lementation without environmental clearance rom the ministr%*0H

$eo'le o Kevadia, Kothi, aghodia, #imbdi, Navagam and 2ora villages o''osed theconstruction o the statue demanding bac9 land rights o ormerl% acLuired -07 acres o landor dam and the ormation o 2arudeshwar talu9a* The% also o''osed ormation o Kevadia

+rea Develo'ment +uthorit% K+D+I and the construction o 2arudeshwar weirCcumC

causewa% 'roect* 2overnment o 2uarat acce'ted their demands*07H

hen 0 billion A&30 millionI allocated or the statue in the0/1@C15 Anion budget,several'eo'le and the 'olitical 'arties criticised the e.'enditure or the statue over other 'rioritiesli9e womens saet%, education and agricultural schemes* 08H0-H3/H31H
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