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Jay Patel’s ‘Barrister Mr. Patel’ Unveiled at International Book Festival 2025

The debut biography spotlights Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s formative legal years based on two years of research.

Overview

  • Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan presented the book during the festival unveiling.
  • Actor Randeep Hooda led a global soft launch on November 14 to coincide with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 150th birth anniversary.
  • Hooda said he encouraged Jay Patel to write the book after a call from outside Sardar Patel’s London residence two years ago.
  • The biography traces Patel’s path from law student and barrister to a principal architect of independent India.
  • Written by Indian–American debut author Jay Patel with filmmaker Abhishek Dudhaiya, the book draws on archival and field research in London.