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Vallabhbhai Patel (1875-1950) & Maniben Patel (1903-1990) – Letter - a handwritten letter in Gujerati, featuring a lengthy note from Vallabhbhai and a shorter note from Maniben Patel which references Gandhi (Bapu): Telephone: 40407 Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi Vallabhbhai Patel Date: 18.10.40 Dear Jitu, The doctor’s passing away can be considered a good incidence because he was suffering very much. There is nothing about sorrow as he did not have hope to live. So the situation from a long time was like it was better if he could get release as soon as possible. You came to him before his passing away and it happened very well. Otherwise you would have a big regret and also the society would not see as good. Now you will have to think what you want to do next. If you do not want to return then you should decide your way. If you do not want to stay there, then you have to share. Nanduben has become lonely now so the wellbeing of her is relied on the direction of your life’s future. It is also not good even for you to keep us in uncertain situation. So write me whatever your heart says. And there is nothing to mourn about the passing away of doctor. Keep writing your updates. Thank you, Vallabhbhai’s salutation. Dear Jitu, Write your thoughts directly to the Bapu so that his tension can be reduced. Otherwise as the Bapu has written so you would not have to write. Blessings from Maniben. Written in black ink on Vallabhbhai Patel's personal stationery. Both sides written, with the small note added to the end by Maniben Patel. Folded, with a small tape repair to one corner. A unique piece of Indian political history. Measures 16.5cm x 10cm. Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), endeared as Sardar, was an Indian statesman. He served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1950. He was a barrister and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress, who played a leading role in the country's struggle for independence, guiding its integration into a united, independent nation. He was one of the conservative members of the Indian National Congress. In India and elsewhere, he was often called Sardar, meaning "chief" in Hindi, Urdu, and Persian. He acted as the Home Minister during the political integration of India and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. One of Mahatma Gandhi's earliest political lieutenants, he organised peasants from Kheda, Borsad, and Bardoli in Gujarat in non-violent civil disobedience against the British Raj, becoming one of the most influential leaders in Gujarat. He was appointed as the 49th President of Indian National Congress, organising the party for elections in 1934 and 1937 while promoting the Quit India Movement. Maniben Patel (3 April 1903 — 26 March 1990) was an Indian independence movement activist and a Member of the Indian parliament. She was the daughter of freedom fighter and post-Independence Indian leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Educated in Bombay, Patel adopted the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi in 1918, and started working regularly at his ashram in Ahmedabad.