Major organizations: Indian National Congress Notable prizes: Bharat Ratna (1991, posthumous) Major monuments: Sardar Patel National Memorial Religion: Hindu Influences Mahatma Gandhi Vallabhbhai Patel ( Gujarati : ???????? ????, pronounced  [??l??b??ai p??el]   ( listen ) ) (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) was a political and social leader of