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May 2nd, 1947 - A22d(iii).Lord Mountbatten greeting Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Government House, New reception held by his Excellency in honour of the members of the Constituent Assembly-May, 1949. At right is Lady Mountbatten.

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August 15, 1947 - A24B.A photograph taken during the Independence Day Session of the Constituent Assembly held on August 15, 1947. Standing in the first row can be seen Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mr. K.M. Munshi, Shri N.V. Gadgil and Mrs. Amu Swaminathan.

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October 14, 1947 - A22B.Photograph taken on the occasion of the Hon’ble Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s visit to the Broadcasting House, New Delhi on October 14, 1947.

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November 9, 1947 - A22a(iv). H.E. Shri C. Rajagopalachari with Sardar Patel and Miss Maniben Patel on arrival at aerodrome, New Delhi on November 9, 1947. Shri C.R. was to act as Governor General during the leave period of Lord Mountbatten.

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December 23, 1947 - A12B.Sardar Patel visited Bansthali Vidyapith in Jaipur on December 18, 1947.

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January 8, 1948 - A22B.Sardar Patel visited Calcutta in January, 1948. Photo Shows Sardar Patel speaking at the Calcutta Club Lunch.

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January 8, 1948 - A22B.Sardar Patel visited Lucknow in January, 1948. Photo Shows Sardar Patel planting a tree in the Govt. House, Lucknow.

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January, 1948 - A22B.Photo taken on the occasion of the Hon’ble Sardar Patel’s visit to Calcutta in January 1948.

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February, 1948 - THE HON’BLE SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL’S TOUR TO BOMBAY AND AHMEDABAD (January, 1948). Address by All Mahajan Associations and Societies of Ahmedabad on January 22, 1948.

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February 28, 1949 - A22B.H.E.H. the Nizam of Hyderabad photographed with the Hon’ble Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel when His Exalted Highness Paid a return visit to the Hon’ble Deputy Prime Minister at the Bolarum Residency on February 28, 1949.

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February 26, 1949 - A22B.H.E. Shri Chandulal Trivedi, Governor of East Punjab and Chancellor of the East Punjab University presenting the degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Cause) to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the first convocation of the University held at Ambala on March 5, 1949.

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March, 1949 - A22B. The Hon'ble Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel watching the Police tattoo at Phillaur Fort which he visited in March, 1949. On his right appear H.E. Shri Chandulal Trivedi, Governor of East Punjab, Miss Maniben Patel appears on the extreme right.

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August, 1949:A39A.XIV Indian Athletic Championships 1949, Delhi. A view of the distinguished visitors’ gallery in the Irwin Stadium. Sardar Patel, the Deputy Prime Minister, Sir Shankar Lal, President of the organizing Committee and His Highness the Maharaja of Patiala are seen in the picture.

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October 17, 1949 - A22B.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Shri R.R. Diwakar and Shri Satyanarian Sinha photographed at the party held by the Hon'ble D.P.M. to meet the M.C.A.s at New Delhi on October 17, 1949. Standing at extreme left is Miss Maniben Patel.

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October 17, 1949 - A22B.Shri Satyanarian Sinha, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Deputy Prime Minister of India, Patel and Acharya kriplani Photographed at the Party which the Deputy Prime Minister held at New Delhi on October 17, 1949, to meet the M.C.A.s. Miss Maniben Patel stands behind.

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October 31, 1949 - A22B.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel glances through a collection of telegrams which conveyed felicitations to him on his 74th birthday on October 31, 1949.

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October 31, 1949 - A22B.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel receives felicitations on October 31, 1949, his 74th birthday.

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October 31, 1949 - A32P.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel photographed on October 31, 1949, his 74th birthday.

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November, 1949 - Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor, Chief of Air Staff-designate, H. A. F., who recently arrived in Delhi on a three-designate, R. A. F., who recently arrived in Delhi on a three-day visit, called on the Hon’ble Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Acting Prime Minister of India on November 5, 1949. He was also accompanied by Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst, C-in-C, R.I.A.F. Photo shows the Hon’ble Sardar Patel with Air Marshal Sir John Slessor (right) and Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst when they called on him at New Delhi.

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November 12, 1949 - A22B.The Hon’ble Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Acting Prime Minister of India, addressed the first meeting of the Standing Committee of the Central Advisory Council of Industries held in New Delhi on November 12, 1949. The meeting was attended by some of the members of the Central Cabinet, officials of I & S Ministry and some of the prominent industrialists of the country. Photo shows the Hon’ble Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressing the meeting. Seated at his right are the Hon’ble Dr. John Mathai, Finance Minister; the Hon’ble Shri Jagjivan Ram, Labour Minister; the Hon’ble Shri K. C. Neogy, Commerce Minister and others. Seated at left of the Hon’ble Sardar Patel are the Hon’ble Dr. Shyame Prasad Mukerjee, Minister for Industry and Supply; Shri S. A. Venketaraman, Secretary I & S Ministry; Shri V. Shankar, Private Secretary to the Hon’ble Sardar Patel; Dr. J. C. Ghosh and others. Facing the Acting Prime Minister are some of the industrialists including Shri J. R. D. Tata and Shri Sri Ram.

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November 14, 1949 - A22B.Sardar Patel’s Broadcast to the Nation. The Hon’ble Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Deputy Prime Minister of India, in a broadcast message to the Nation, appealed to every section of the people, particularly the industrialists and the labour, to co-operate with the Government in every possible way and ‘play the game in a spirit of national service” in order to help the Country to ride over the present economic crisis. The Hon’ble Sardar Patel arrives at the New Delhi station of the A. I. R. on November 14, 1949, to broadcast a message to the Nation. Walking along with him at his left are Maharaj Nagendra Singh, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of I & B and Mr. N. A. S. Lakshmanan, Director-General, A. I. R.

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November 14, 1949 - A22B. Sardar Patel’s Broadcast to the Nation. The Hon’ble Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Deputy Prime Minister of India, in a broadcast message to the Nation, appealed to every section of the people, particularly the industrialists and the labour, to co-operate with the Government in every possible way and ‘play the game in a spirit of national service” in order to help the Country to ride over the present economic crisis. The Hon’ble Sardar Patel broadcasting to the Nation from the New Delhi station of the A. I. R. on November 14, 1949.

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November 18, 1949 - A22B. To meet Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah, held a reception at the Kashmir Government Arts Emporium in New Delhi.The Prime Minister and other guests including Sardar Patel, Deputy Prime Minister of India; Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of the Constituent Assembly; Central Government Ministers and Heads of the various Diplomatic Missions, went round the Emporium before the reception and inspected Kashmir fine arts and handicraft articles which are exhibited there for sale. Sheikh Abdullah is seen with Sardar Patel inside the Emporium.

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November 18, 1949 - A22B. To meet Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah, Premier of Jammu & Kashmir, held a reception at the Kashmir Government Arts Emporium in New Delhi, on November 18, 1949. Sardar Patel is seen with Dr. Saif-ud-Din Kitchleu, former President of the Panjab Provincial Congress Committee, at the reception.

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Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Shri C. Rajagopalachari and Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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