It was his these steps that made him famous all across India. During the making of the princely states in India, the Maharajas and Nawabs that ruled over them were mostly drunk with wealth and power and refused to join India as they were dreaming of becoming independent rulers once the british quit India. They wanted the free india to treat them as equals. Some of them went to the extent of planning to send their representatives to the united nations organizations. However ; Patel invoked the patriortism of India’s monarchs , asking them to join the freedom of their states . He consolidated the small kingdoms and with great wixdom tackled the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Nawab of Junagarh who initially didn’t want to join India. His great efforts of uniting India brought success. He helped in joining a scattered nation without much bloodshed. Due to his such efforts he got the title of “IRON MAN “. He died due to a cardiac arrest on December 15, 1950. For hi services to the nation he was awarded the Bharat Ratna – the highest civilian honour in india in 1991. So its truly said that he is the architect of modern
It was his these steps that made him famous all across India. During the making of the princely states in India, the Maharajas and Nawabs that ruled over them were mostly drunk with wealth and power and refused to join India as they were dreaming of becoming independent rulers once the british quit India. They wanted the free india to treat them as equals. Some of them went to the extent of planning to send their representatives to the united nations organizations. However ; Patel invoked the patriortism of India’s monarchs , asking them to join the freedom of their states . He consolidated the small kingdoms and with great wixdom tackled the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Nawab of Junagarh who initially didn’t want to join India. His great efforts of uniting India brought success. He helped in joining a scattered nation without much bloodshed. Due to his such efforts he got the title of “IRON MAN “. He died due to a cardiac arrest on December 15, 1950. For hi services to the nation he was awarded the Bharat Ratna – the highest civilian honour in india in 1991. So its truly said that he is the architect of modern