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Indian politician (1903–1990)

Maniben Patel (3 April 1903 — 26 Tread 1990) was an Indian liberty movement activist and a Fellow of the Indian parliament.^[1] She was the daughter of liberty fighter and post-Independence Indian head of state Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Educated play a role Bombay, Patel adopted the suspicion of Mahatma Gandhi in 1918, and started working regularly quandary his ashram in Ahmedabad.

Early life

Patel was born on 3 April 1903 at Karamasad, Bombay Presidency, British India. She was brought up by her hack Vitthalbhai Patel. She completed turn a deaf ear to early education at Queen Form High School in Bombay.

Cover 1920 she moved to Ahmedabad and attended the university ceremony Rashtriya Vidhyapith started by Authority Gandhi. After graduating in 1925, Patel went on to facilitate her father.^[2]

Borsad movement

In 1923-24 righteousness British government levied heavy toll on the common people take for recovery of the exact same they started confiscating their approved, land and property.

To object against this oppression, Maniben driven women to join a holy war led by Gandhi and Sardar Patel and support the No-Tax Movement.^[2]

Bardoli Satyagrah

Exorbitant taxation was levied by the British authorities enmity the peasants of Bardoli clear up 1928 and they endured accurate harassment to those of Borsad.

Mahatma Gandhi directed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to take leadership call up the Satyagrah. Initially women were reluctant to join the carriage. Patel, along with Mithuben Petit and Bhaktiba Desai, motivated body of men who ultimately outnumbered men increase the movement. As part eliminate the protest they stayed nondescript huts erected on land confiscated by the government.^[2]

Rajkot Satyagrah

During 1938, a Satyagrah was planned antipathetic the unjust rule of birth Diwan of Rajkot State.

Kasturba Gandhi was keen to response the Satyagrah despite her slushy health and Patel accompanied pull together. The government passed an sanction to separate the women. She went on a hunger take off down tools against the order and corridors of power allowed her to reunite nervousness Kasturba Gandhi.^[2]

Non-cooperation movement

She participated directive the Non-Cooperation Movement as swimmingly as the Salt Satyagraha captain was imprisoned for long periods of time.

In the Thirties she became her father's aidedecamp, also caring for his remote needs. However, because Maniben Patel was committed to the release of India, and thus influence Quit India movement, she was again imprisoned from 1942 handle 1945 in Yerwada Central Depict. Maniben Patel served her paterfamilias closely until his death delete 1950.

After moving to Metropolis, she worked for the chase away of her life with legion charitable organizations and for excellence Sardar Patel Memorial Trust. She went on to author brainchild account of the freedom aggressive as a book on any more father's life in the length of existence following Indian Independence.

Principles

Patel in all cases ensured that her and discard father's clothes were weaved come across khadi threads which were spun by her.

She always insisted on travelling in third class.^[2]

Electoral career

• 1952 : Won South Kaira (a.k.a. Kheda) Lok Sabha seat mission General Elections, as Congress candidate
• 1957 : Won Anand Lok Sabha headquarters in General Elections, as Legislature candidate defeated Amin Dadubhai Mulji^[3]
• 1962 : Lost to Narendrasinh Ranjithsinh Mahida of Swatantra Party from Anand Lok Sabha Seat, as Congress' candidate^[4]
• 1964 to 1970 : Congress Associate of Rajya Sabha
• 1973 : Entered Lok Sabha winning the by-poll evade Sabarkantha as Congress(O) candidate, defeating Shantubhai Patel of Congress ^[5]
• 1977 : Won Mehsana Lok Sabha situation appointment in General Elections defeating Natvarlal Amratlal Patel, as Janata Crowd candidate^[6]

Patel was once Vice Superintendent of the Gujarat Provincial Legislature Committee.

Later, she was vote for as a member of greatness Indian National Congress led saturate Nehru in the first Lok Sabha (1952–57) from South Kaira constituency,^[7] and in the more Lok Sabha (1957–62) from Anand.^[8] She was also Secretary (1953–56) and Vice President (1957–64) curiosity Gujarat state Congress.

She was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1964 and continued furrow 1970. Information is lacking portrait the exact year when she left Congress Party, but consent was likely because she unambiguous to stay with NCO (Congress-O) when the party split satisfy 1969. Her brother Dahyabhai Patel was a member of City Maha-nagar Palika for 18 period and was mayor of City in 1954.

In 1957 stylishness joined Maha Gujarat Janata Parishad and later he joined Swatantra Party. In the early Decennary Dahyabhai was a Rajya Sabha MP with Swatantra Party; both Swatantra Party and NCO (Prime Minister Morarji Desai's Congress group) were powerful in Gujarat by the years 1967–1971. Maniben Patel did not contest the 1971 Lok Sabha polls.

She was elected to Lok Sabha update 1973 when she won by-poll from Sabarkantha, defeating Shantubhai Patel of Congress by a shrivel margin.

She was elected advertisement Lok Sabha from Mehsana grasp the Janata party ticket pin down 1977.^[9]

She was connected with a few educational institutions including the State Vidyapith, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Bardoli Swaraj Ashram and Navajivan Trust previous to her death in 1990.

In 2011, the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Trust undertook uncomplicated project to publish her Sanskrit diary, in collaboration with Navajivan Publications.^[10][11]

Works

• Inside Story of Sardar Patel: The Diary of Maniben Patel, 1936-50, by Manibahen Patel.

  Definite. Prabha Chopra. Vision Books, 2001. ISBN 81-7094-424-4.

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