Original sentence: During the many years it took him to save money, Vallabhbhai the pleader earned a reputation of fierceness, ruthlessness as a lawyer.He was the fourth son of Jhaverbhai Patel and Ladba, and lived in the village of Karamsad.In addition to his personal reserve that enabled him to bottle up the grief of his wife's death and raise 2 nascent children on his own, Vallabhbhai never flouted the tradition of reverence for his parents and elder brothers.Patel entered October 31st as his date of birth on his matriculation examination papers.Vallabhbhai Patel was born on October 31, 1875, in Nadiad, Gujarat, India.Vallabhbhai himself stated that he had to bluff when people asked him how old he was, for his actual date of birth was never officially recorded.Young Vallabh was the middle child and had to struggle more than his other siblings
Edited sentence: During the many years it took him to save money, Vallabhbhai the pleader earned a reputation of fierceness, ruthlessness as a lawyer that would set the stage for the Ironman of India.He was the fourth son of Jhaverbhai Patel and Ladba.In 1918, he left his hard-earned wealth, his large house and life of respect and comfort for the frugal living and hardship of Mahatma Gandhi's freedom movement.In addition to his personal reserve that enabled him to bottle up the grief of his wife's death and raise 2 nascent children on his own, Vallabhbhai never flouted the code of reverence for his parents and elder brothers.The elder man's pure adherence to Indian values, a simple, pious existence, and the soul-liberating cause of national independence set the caged peasant within Patel free.The hard life and high honor of the struggle, and a commitment to action not seen before in political leaders drew Patel personally and spiritually close to Gandhiji.The pure freedom of living a virtuous life without submission to high society, classes, castes and the British Raj appealed strongly when it was personified in the life of the Mahatma.Vallabhbhai Patel was born into a farming family on October 31, 1875, in Nadiad, Gujarat, India.Young Vallabh was the middle child, thus having to struggle the most