Maniben Patel (Aged 87) born on April 3, 1903. She was an Indian independence movement activist and a Member of the Indian parliament. She was the daughter of Indian leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and was educated in Bombay. In 1918, Patel adopted the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and began working regularly at his ashram in Ahmedabad.
After moving to Ahmedabad in 1920, she attended the University of Rashtriya Vidhyapith, which was started by Mahatma Gandhi. After graduating in 1925, Patel went on to assist her father. In 1928, the British authorities levied exorbitant taxation on the peasants of Bardoli, subjecting them to similar harassment as those of Borsad. Mahatma Gandhi directed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to take leadership of the Satyagrah, and Patel, along with Mithuben Petit and Bhaktiba Desai, motivated women who ultimately outnumbered men in the movement.
Patel participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement and the Salt Satyagraha, and was imprisoned for long periods of time. In the 1930s, she became her father’s aide and also cared for his personal needs. However, due to her commitment to the liberation of India and the Quit India movement, she was imprisoned again from 1942 to 1945 in Yerwada Central Jail.
Maniben Patel served her father closely until his death in 1950. After moving to Mumbai, she worked with numerous charitable organizations and for the Sardar Patel Memorial Trust for the rest of her life. She also authored a book on her father’s life, which chronicled the freedom struggle in the years following Indian Independence. She passed away by 26 March 1990.
Maniben Patel
(1903 – 1990) – (Gujarart)
Maniben Patel (Aged 87) born on April 3, 1903. She was an Indian independence movement activist and a Member of the Indian parliament. She was the daughter of Indian leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and was educated in Bombay. In 1918, Patel adopted the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and began working regularly at his ashram in Ahmedabad.
After moving to Ahmedabad in 1920, she attended the University of Rashtriya Vidhyapith, which was started by Mahatma Gandhi. After graduating in 1925, Patel went on to assist her father. In 1928, the British authorities levied exorbitant taxation on the peasants of Bardoli, subjecting them to similar harassment as those of Borsad. Mahatma Gandhi directed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to take leadership of the Satyagrah, and Patel, along with Mithuben Petit and Bhaktiba Desai, motivated women who ultimately outnumbered men in the movement.
Patel participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement and the Salt Satyagraha, and was imprisoned for long periods of time. In the 1930s, she became her father’s aide and also cared for his personal needs. However, due to her commitment to the liberation of India and the Quit India movement, she was imprisoned again from 1942 to 1945 in Yerwada Central Jail.
Maniben Patel served her father closely until his death in 1950. After moving to Mumbai, she worked with numerous charitable organizations and for the Sardar Patel Memorial Trust for the rest of her life. She also authored a book on her father’s life, which chronicled the freedom struggle in the years following Indian Independence. She passed away by 26 March 1990.
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