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With the ideals of Sardar Patel and Vithalbhai Patel as its nucleus, the magnificent Memorial is spread across seven acres adjoining the H.M. Patel Center for Medical Care and Education, Pramukh Swami Medical College and Shri Krishna Hospital. After lush green Landscapes and an octagonal yard comes the monument, where busts of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Veer Vithalbhai Patel adorn the entrance. The monument has a central hall with amphitheatre like seating arrangement.
The main hall is covered by verandahs all around. The corridors has a photo gallery that has paintings, banners and photography depicting events from the lives of Sardar Patel and Veer Vithalbhai Patel. The Memorial museum exhibits the collection of priceless belongings of Sardar including the Bharat Ratna, posthumously awarded to him by the Govt. of India.
The Memorial organizes various programs, which aim at inculcating the qualities of leadership in a democratic polity. The Government of India and Government of Gujarat merit special mentions for helping the Trust build the Memorial. To mark the 125th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the then Prime Minister of India, dedicated the Memorial to the nation on April 11, 2000.
Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel Memorial Fund, Karamsad was established in 1964 by eminent personalities like Shri Moraraji Desai, Balvantray Mehta, Ku Maniben Patel, Tribhuvandas Patel & Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai Patel among others. Later, under the president ship of veteran industrialist Shri J.V.Patel and able guidance of Dr. H.M.Patel, ICS (Rect.), a civil servant of High caliber, a new Sardar Patel Trust was formed.
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