01286    a2200145   4500020001800000082002200018100002100040245006200061260004600123300001600169504003600185520080900221546000601030650010401036  a9780670089901  a954.035092bSEN-M  aSengupta, Hindol  aMan who saved Indiab: Sardar Patel and his idea of India  bPenguin Random House Indiac2018aGurgaon  axlii, 437p.  aInclude Bibliography and Index
  aThere is perhaps no political figure in modern history who did more to secure and protect the Indian nation than Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. But, ironically, seventy years after Patel brought together piece by piece the map of India by fusing the princely states with British India to create a new democratic, independent nation, little is understood or appreciated about Patel's enormous contribution to the making of India. Caricatured in political debate, all the nuances of Patel's difficult life and the daring choices he made are often lost, or worse, used as mere polemic. This is why even his deepest misgivings and quarrels have been easily buried. It is also impossible to ignore Patel and understand not only what the idea of India is but also what it could have been and might be in the future.  a
  aPolitics and government	vPatel, Vallabhbhai, 1875-1950 vBiographyvStatesmenvNationalistszIndia