constitutional liberal
Vallabhbhai Patel
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel
1875–1950
Also known as: Sardar Patel, Patel, सरदार पटेल, वल्लभभाई पटेल, सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल
How Vallabhbhai Patel is discussed in this archive
Referenced in 8 other works , including INDIAN ADMINISTRATION , IS SOCIALISM THE RIGHT PATH? , and Minoo Masani : From Socialism to Liberal Swatantra Party .
In Fifty Years After ... : Sardar Patel is cited alongside Nehru and Rajaji as a founding leader whose constitutional values E.
In Fundamental Rights in India : Sardar Patel chaired the rights sub-committee of the Constituent Assembly, and Shiva Rao's historical account credits him with the constitutional architecture that embedded fundamental rights with enforceable remedies.
In INDIAN ADMINISTRATION : Menon's central contrast: Sardar Patel was the lone post-Independence minister who refused to interfere with the services, treated officers fairly and restored their esprit de corps; after his death the Centre filled the vacuum left by weak Chief Ministers and Congress autonomy 'became a dead letter'.
In IS SOCIALISM THE RIGHT PATH? : Batlivala marshals Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's testimony — alongside ex-Finance Minister C.
In Freedom First's Resistance to Indira Gandhi's Emergency : Sardar Patel is cited alongside Nehru and Ambedkar as a constitutional founding father whose vision the Emergency regime betrayed, used by Masani to anchor his critique in nationalist legitimacy.
Mentioned in (27)
Primary works (23)
- ETHICS IN BUSINESS, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC LIFE · 1999
- Fifty Years After ... · 1997
- "He quotes B. K. Nehru on the divergence between the constitutional values of founders like Nehru, Patel, and Rajaji and the values of today's rulers (Laloo, Jayalalitha, Mulayam Singh)." · Patel named as a founding constitutional figure in D'Souza's invocation of the founding generation's values
- Freedom First · 1995
- Freedom First · 1994
- Freedom First · 1989
- Freedom First · 1983
- Freedom First · 1982
- Freedom First · 1979
- Freedom First · 1977
- Freedom First · 1977
- Freedom First · 1976
- Freedom First · 1973
- Freedom First · 1973
- Freedom First · 1973
- Freedom First · 1972
- …and 8 more
Opinion pieces (2)
- Freedom First's Resistance to Indira Gandhi's Emergency
- "Indira Gandhi and her sycophants' bid to overturn constitutional provisions was a turn away from the vision of Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhimrao Ambedkar, and Sardar Patel" · Patel named as one of the constitutional founders whose legacy the Emergency undermined
- Minoo Masani : From Socialism to Liberal Swatantra Party
- "His active leadership of Congress Socialist Party (CSP) turned both Sardar Patel and C Rajagopalachari against him." · Patel's hostility to Masani's socialist phase
- "With the help of Patel in the form of office space in Bombay, a telephone connection and funding, Masani founded Democratic Research Service in November 1950." · Patel's later practical support for Masani's anti-communist work
Excerpts (2)
- Enduring Challenges in Indian Public Administration - V.P. Menon
- "Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of the States, under Sardar Patel." · Menon's service under Patel is cited in the editorial introduction to frame his authority on administrative challenges
- Minoo Masani on Citizenship
- "a radical one under Jawaharlal Nehru, a conservative one under Vallabhbhai Patel. Both sides rejected the advice because both wanted to be in office at the same time" · Patel as co-protagonist in the missed opportunity for healthy two-party democracy