Collected works of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel edited by P N Chopra Prabha Chopra and S P K Gupta

Contents: - V.I. (1918-1925) -The Kheda non-cooperation movement, Nagpur flag agitation and Borsad Satyagraha. V.II. (1926-1929) - Flood relief in Gujarat and Historic Bardoli Satyagraha, Nation Hails Vallabhbhai as "Sardar" V.III (1930-1931) -Prepares nation for Salt Satyagraha first imprisonment and Jail Diary President Indian Naitonal Congress. V.IV. (1932-1934) -Civil disobedience movement and Sardar Patel's Second incarceration death of mother and brother Vithalbahai. V.VI. (1 January 1936-30 june 1937) HUge Congress success in provincial assembly elections attributed to chairman congress parliamentary board, Sardar Patel. V.V (1january 1935-31 December 1935) - Chairman of congress parliamentary board prepares the country for provincial elections organises plague relief work in Gujarat. V. V1 1 january 1936-30 June 1937 V. VII(1 july 1937-31 December 1938) - Sardar Patel supervises functioning of congress ministries-lays down norms. V.VIII (1 January 1939-31 March 1940)-Sardar Patel and Ghandhiji differ with congress president Sibhas Chandra Bose over congress policies and programmes. Oppose Subhaa's re election as congress president. V.IX (May 1940-December 1942)-Sardar Patel and Quit India movement of1942- Castigates communists for betrayal. V.X (1 January 1943-31December 1946) -Sardar Patel persuades congress to accept cabinet mission proposals. emerges as India's Shrewdest statesman. Differrences with Maulana Azad on policy matters. V.XI Special volume -Sardar Patel as Constitution maker. V. XII (1 January 1947-31 December 1947)- Champion of Hindu-Muslim unity heroic role in rehabilation of refugees praises sacrifices and bravery of Sikhs differences with Nehru on vital issues V. XIII (1 January 1948- 31 December 1948)-Sardar Pateljustifies partition, unique role in merging of over 500 princely states in Indian Union, oppposes referring of Kashmir issue to UN, Elucidates Gandhiji's views on Armed intervention in Kashmir and even Making of an Atom bomb, if necessary. V. XIV (1 January 1949- 31 December 1949)-Sardar Patel supports membership of commonwealth, stresses need for wider role in other countries, assures princes pf privy purses, praises services for their patriotic role, stresses uniform code of law, reservation for scheduled castes for ten years only, hindi to be national language within ten years, elaborates his economic policy. V.XV1 (January 1950- 15 December 1950)-.Sardar Patel strives for a strong and united India: exhorts HIndus and Muslims to live in complete harmony: stresses need for a big and fully mechanised army; reorientation of education, controls and nationalisation, if necessary; prophetic observations about Chinese designs on India and capture of some of its strategic areas