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| Biographies of Great Indians & Hindus |
SARDAR PATEL |
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| The Telegram One day Vallabhbhai had to appear in a very important case. He was arguing before the judge with the almost concen- tration. He was still on his feet when an urgent telegram was handed to him. He glanced at the contents and folded and put the paper in his pocket, and went on with the argument. It was only after he concluded his speech and sat down that even those near him learnt the contents of the telegram -his wife was dead! Vallabhbhai had read the news -and had gone on with his arguments as if nothing had happened. Such was his sense of duty. All through his life, troubles never discouraged him. With a will of iron he completed whatever task he had under taken. Patel was only thirty-three years old when his wife died. He did not wish to marry again. After his brother's return, Vallabhbhai went to England. He studied with
single-minded devotion. The glitter and luxury of fashion- able life did not tempt him.
The library was at a distance of eleven miles from his lodging. Every morning he walked to
the library, and walked back in the evening. He stood first in the Barrister-at-Law
Examination. |
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