Patel's career began as an economic analyst at Khandwala Securities Limited after graduation.

The Kanpur Test stayed as the lone bright spot in Patel's career.

Patel's health worsened after 2 November, when he began losing consciousness frequently and was confined to his bed.

In an unprecedented and unrepeated gesture, on the day after his death more than 1, 500 officers of India's civil and police services congregated to mourn at Patel's residence in Delhi and pledged " complete loyalty and unremitting zeal " in India's service.

For many decades after his death, there was a perceived lack of effort from the Government of India, the national media and the Congress party regarding the commemoration of Patel's life and work.

In September 2000, after reviewing four cases involving the deaths of three patients, the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners made Patel's restriction statewide.

In March 2005, Rob Messenger raised concerns with Patel's medical practices in the Queensland Parliament after he was contacted by hospital nurse Toni Hoffman.

The current ( 2005 ) Vice-President, Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, has concluded after a study of Patel's private correspondence that in reality he was not unsympathetic to indigenous interests, but was misunderstood.

Patel's first ball after lunch went between the bat and pad to bowl Colin McDonald.

A. D. Patel's father tried to persuade him to return and practice law in India and to help with the education of his younger siblings, but in the end helped pay his son ’ s fare from London to Fiji, where he arrived on 11 October 1928.

When he was eighteen years old, Patel's marriage was arranged with Jhaverba, a young girl of twelve or thirteen years from a nearby village.

Patel's position at the highest level in the Congress was largely connected with his role from 1934 onwards ( when the Congress abandoned its boycott of elections ) in the party organisation.

Amongst the exhibits are many of Patel's personal effects and relics from various periods of his personal and political life.

Patel's first opportunity for acting came in the form of an offer from her father's schoolmate, Rakesh Roshan, to star opposite his son, Hrithik Roshan, in Kaho Naa ... Pyaar Hai ( 2000 ).

In 1909, Patel's wife Jhaverba was hospitalised in Bombay ( now Mumbai ) to undergo a major surgical operation for cancer.

Historians believe that one of Patel's key achievements was the building of cohesion and trust amongst the different castes and communities, which were divided on socio-economic lines.

Historians believe that Patel's speech was instrumental in electrifying nationalists, who had been sceptical of the proposed rebellion.

Gandhi asked all 16 states representatives and Congress to elect the right person and Sardar Patel's name was proposed by 13 states representatives out of 16, but Patel respected Gandhi's request to not be the first prime minister.

Patel's decisiveness on the partition of Punjab and Bengal had won him many supporters and admirers amongst the Indian public, which had tired of the League's tactics, but he was criticised by Gandhi, Nehru, secular Muslims and socialists for a perceived eagerness to do so.

* 1993: The biopic Sardar was produced and directed by Ketan Mehta and featured noted Indian actor Paresh Rawal as Patel ; it focused on Patel's leadership in the years leading up to independence, the partition of India, India's political integration and Patel's relationship with Gandhi and Nehru.

Following Patel's death on December 15, 1950, Rajaji was finally made Home Affairs Minister and went on to serve for nearly 10 months.

Patel's sincere and earnest efforts inspired Kurien to dedicate himself to the challenging task before them, so much so, that when Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was to visit Anand later, to inaugurate Amul's plant, he embraced Kurien for his groundbreaking work.

Mountbatten was himself surprised by the ferocity of Sardar Patel's reaction to the issue.

Ethnic tensions escalated following the adoption of responsible government in 1967, when Patel's arch-rival, the Lauan chief Ratu Kamisese Mara was appointed Chief Minister on 20 September.

But the result was a complete shock as Modi won a convincing victory with the party faring better in Patel's bastion of Saurashtra, indicating his loss of support even among his own people.

Ethnic tensions escalated following the adoption of responsible government in 1967, when Patel's arch-rival, the Lauan chief Ratu Kamisese Mara was appointed Chief Minister on 20 September.

Patel's inflammatory language-he called Ratu Mara " a crow among swans ," declared that Mara was a swear-word in Gujarati, and characterized Chinese people as " eaters of cats, rats, and bats "-dissipated much of the remaining goodwill that Fijian and British leaders had towards him, and when all nine NFP legislators were returned with increased majorities ( In the 1968 election, the NFP won 78. 55 % of the votes cast.

Patel's injunction and final ruling ( largely upheld on appeal by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ) meant that Napster was responsible for policing its internet file sharing network for materials that violate record companies ' copyrights.

Patel's decision was affirmed on appeal to the Ninth Circuit.

The continuation of a divided and weak central government would in Patel's mind, result in the wider fragmentation of India by encouraging more than 600 princely states towards independence.

Given Mountbatten's determination, Nehru and Patel's inability to deal with the Muslim League and lastly Jinnah's obstinacy, all Indian party leaders ( except Gandhi ) acquiesced to Jinnah's plan to divide India, which in turn eased Mountbatten's task.

Using frank diplomacy, backed with the option and use of military force, Patel's leadership persuaded almost every princely state which did not have a Muslim majority to accede to India.

Patel's arrest and Gandhi's subsequent arrest caused the Salt Satyagraha to greatly intensify in Gujarat — districts across Gujarat launched an anti-tax rebellion until and unless Patel and Gandhi were released.

Though feeling that the British would not quit immediately, Patel favoured an all-out rebellion which would galvanise Indian people, who had been divided in their response to the war, In Patel's view, an all-out rebellion would force the British to concede that continuation of colonial rule had no support in India, and thus speed power transfer to Indians.

Though Patel's health had suffered during his stint in jail, Patel gave emotional speeches to large crowds across India, asking people to refuse paying taxes and participate in civil disobedience, mass protests and a shutdown of all civil services.

Patel's organising work in this period is credited by historians for ensuring the success of the rebellion across India.

Patel's health declined rapidly through the summer of 1950.

Some historians have criticised Patel's actions on the integration of princely states as undermining the right of self-determination for those states.

Nehru's critics and Patel's admirers cite Nehru's belated embrace of Patel's advice regarding the UN and Kashmir and the integration of Goa by military action.

Proponents of free enterprise cite the failings of Nehru's socialist policies as opposed to Patel's defence of property rights and his mentorship of the Amul co-operative project.

Among Patel's surviving family, Manibehn Patel lived in a flat in Mumbai for the rest of her life following her father's death ; she often led the work of the Sardar Patel Memorial Trust — which organises the prestigious annual Sardar Patel Memorial Lectures — and other charitable organisations.

Patel's birthday, 31 October, is celebrated nationally in India as Sardar Jayanti.