TY - BOOK AU - Krishna, Balraj TI - Sardar vallabhbhai patel india's iron man SN - 9788129124500 U1 - 923.254 PY - 2013/// CY - New Delhi PB - Rupa publications india KW - Biography N1 - Bib and Ref N2 - The second was in 1876 with Surendranath Banerjea emerging as Father of Political Consciousness. Finally, it was Gandhi as the Father of Mass Awakening. India's fight for freedom changed its ideology as time permitted: first with the Moderates, followed by the Extremists. At the end came Gandhi to turn the fight into a mass struggle, which continued till India emerged as a free nation in 1947. Outside these three groups were Independents of equal eminence who contributed to India's freedom struggle in their ways. Additionally, as Great Indians, the author has included Jamsetji Tata. He was a pioneer in hydropower generation and steel manufacture, besides other contributions, especially in sciences and education, which changed the face of Indian economy ER -