Statue

of Unity
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
 Statue of Unity
• The Statue of Unity is a tribute to the Indian leader
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, unveiled on 31 October
2018. This statue is a patriotic symbol of the legacy of
a man who spent his life in the struggle for freedom.
As a mark of respect, statue is located at his birthplace
in Gujarat. The statue is designed by Ram V.
• At 182 meter, from the road entry and 208.5 meter
from the river the statue is the tallest statue is the
world.Taller than 153 meter tall Spring Temple Buddha
in China and almost twice as tall as Statue of
Liberty,New York.
 FACT
FILE
• Name:- Sardar Vallabhai Patel
• Born:-31 October 1875, Nadiad
• Died:-15 December 1950, Mumbai
• Awards:- Bharat Ratna (1991)
• Political party:-Indian National Congress
• Proffesion:-Barrister Politician Activist Freedom Fighter
• He was the 1th Deputy Prime Minister of India
 Sardar Vallabhai Patel
• Patel was born into a self-sufficient landowning family of the Leva Patidar
caste. Reared in an atmosphere of traditional Hinduism, he attended primary
school at Karamasad and high school at Petlad but was mainly self-taught.
Patel married at the age of 16, matriculated at 22, and passed the district
pleader’s examination, which enabled him to practice law. In 1900 he set up an
independent office of district pleader in Godhra, and two years later he moved
to Borsad.
• As a lawyer, Patel distinguished himself in presenting an unassailable case in a
precise manner and in challenging police witnesses and British judges. In 1908
Patel lost his wife, who had borne him a son and daughter, and thereafter
remained a widower. Determined to enhance his career in the legal profession,
Patel traveled to London in August 1910 to study at the Middle Temple. There
he studied diligently and passed the final examinations with high honours.

• Returning to India in February 1913, he settled in Ahmadabad, rising rapidly to

• Life style of Sardar Vallabhai Patel , one of the six children of Jhaverbhai Patel and
Ladba, was born in Nadiad, Gujarat Patel's date of birth was never officially
recorded; Patel entered it as 31 October on his matriculation examination papers.
He belonged to the Leuva Patel Patidar community of Central Gujarat, although
after his fame, the Leuva Patels and Kadava Patels have also claimed him as one of
their own. Patel travelled to attend schools in Nadiad, Petlad, and Borsad, living self-
sufficiently with other boys. He reputedly cultivated a stoic character. A popular
anecdote recounts that he lanced his own painful boil without hesitation, even as
the barber charged with doing it trembled When Patel passed his matriculation at
the relatively late age of 22, he was generally regarded by his elders as an
unambitious man destined for a commonplace job. Patel himself, though,
harboured a plan to study to become a lawyer, work and save funds, travel to
England, and become a barrister Patel spent years away from his family, studying on
his own with books borrowed from other lawyers, passing his examinations within
two years. Fetching his wife Jhaverba from her parents' home, Patel set up his
household in Godhra and was called to the bar. During the many years it took him to
save money, Patel – now an advocate – earned a reputation as a fierce and skilled
• The couple had a daughter, Maniben, in 1903 and a son, Dahyabhai, in 1905. Patel also cared for a
friend suffering from the Bubonic plague when it swept across Gujarat. When Patel himself came
down with the disease, he immediately sent his family to safety, left his home, and moved into an
isolated house in Nadiad (by other accounts, Patel spent this time in a dilapidated temple); there, he
recovered slowly.] Patel practised law in Godhra, Borsad, and Anand while taking on the financial
burdens of his homestead in Karamsad. Patel was the first chairman and founder of "Edward
Memorial High School" Borsad, today known as Jhaverbhai Dajibhai Patel High School. When he had
saved enough for his trip to England and applied for a pass and a ticket, they were addressed to "V. J.
Patel," at the home of his elder brother Vithalbhai, who had the same initials as Vallabhai. Having
once nurtured a similar hope to study in England, Vithalbhai remonstrated his younger brother,
saying that it would be disreputable for an older brother to follow his younger brother. In keeping
with concerns for his family's honour, Patel allowed Vithalbhai to go in his place. In 1909 Patel's wife
Jhaverba was hospitalised in Bombay (present-day Mumbai) to undergo major surgery for cancer. Her
health suddenly worsened and, despite successful emergency surgery, she died in the hospital. Patel
was given a note informing him of his wife's demise as he was cross-examining a witness in court.
According to witnesses, Patel read the note, pocketed it, and continued his cross-examination and
won the case. He broke the news to others only after the proceedings had ended. Patel decided
against marrying again. He raised his children with the help of his family and sent them to English-
language schools in Bombay. At the age of 36, he journeyed to England and enrolled at the Middle
Temple Inn in London. Completing a 36-month course in 30 months, Patel finished at the top of his
class despite having had no previous college background. Returning to India, Patel settled in
Ahmedabad and became one of the city's most successful barristers. Wearing European-style clothes
and sporting urbane mannerisms, he became a skilled bridge player. Patel nurtured ambitions to
expand his practice and accumulate great wealth and to provide his children with modern education.
He had made a pact with his brother Vithalbhai to support his entry into politics in the Bombay
Presidency, while Patel remained in Ahmedabad to provide for the family
 About Statue of Unity
• The statue faces the Narmada Dam and is located on a river island
called Sadhu Bet near Rajpipla on Narmada River.
• Over 3,000 workers, including 300 engineers from Larsen & Toubro
(L&T), built the statue within three-and-a-half years
• Statue of Unity will turn from its original bronze colour to green in
100 years due to a natural aging process.
• The statue has a viewing gallery at 153 metres from where around
200 people can have a panoramic view of the Sardar Sarovar Dam,
and the Satpura and Vindhyachal mountain ranges.
• Around 129 tonnes of iron implements were obtained from nearly
100 million farmers in 169,000 villages across all states for the
statue.
 Peak inside the Statue of Unit
• Inside the Sardar Patel Statue complex, the
government has built 3-star hotels, shopping
centers, and a research center. The high-speed
elevators take the visitors up to 400 feet of
the statue that is up to the chest level of
the statue.
 The Statue of Unity was built by a
Public Private Partnership model, Structure of
with most of the money raised by
the Government of Gujarat. The
Statue of Unity
Gujarat state government had
allotted ₹500 crore (equivalent to
₹607 crore or US$85 million in 2019)
for the project in its budget from
2012 to 2015.
 Made by:-
• Devinder Singh
• Rishabh Burman
• Anusha soni
• Tanish Doultani
• Dilsheen kaur