| Subject: | Political Science |
| Title: | Sardar Patel: A Liberal with A Twist |
| Author(s): | Dr. Mulugu S Neelotpal |
| Published on: | 30th May 2026 |
| Published by: | Lyceum India |
| Name of the Journal: | Lyceum India Journal of Social Sciences |
| ISSN/E-ISSN: | 3048-6513 |
| Volume & Issue: | Volume: 3, Issue: 7 |
| Pages: | 33-38 |
| Original DOI (if any): | 10.5281/zenodo.20391232 |
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| Abstract: | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is generally seen in popular parlance as a statesman who united Indian states and who was responsible for initiating the Indian civil services of independent India. However, his public disagreements on various issues like the Kashmir issue are pointed out to show him as a leader who was not as Liberal as Jawaharlal Nehru. He is also seen by some political scientists as someone who ought to be Indian Prime minister but could not be so, because of his ‘impulsive decision making’ and blunt talk. This article borrows his speeches which he gave in his post- independence days as the deputy prime minister; to delve into his psyche and it tends to read between the lines about the ‘true liberal’ that Patel was, in the true sense of that term. |
| Keywords: | Sardar Patel, Liberalism, Indian Democracy, Kashmir Issue, RSS |
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