Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel: Difference between revisions

'''Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel''' (22 October 1903&nbsp;– 3 June 1994) was the founder of the [[Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union]] in 1946, and later the [[Amul]] co-operative movement in [[Anand, Gujarat]], [[India]]. A freedom fighter,<ref name="Tribhuvandas Reference1" /> a Gandhian,<ref name="Tribhuvandas Reference1" /> a fearless leader, a social worker, a tireless advocate, a cooperative philosopher who worked selflessly for the benefit of millions of people in India. Tribhuvandas Patel's single quality that stands out is his utter dislike for self promotion, a quality that many admire in the [[c:File:GujaratCalling.pdf|numerous institutions he built and served]].

Born on 22 October 1903, in [[Anand, Gujarat]],<ref name="Tribhuvandas Reference1">{{cite news |title=Amul remembers Tribhuvandas on his birth anniversary |url=https://www.indiancooperative.com/co-op-news-snippets/amul-remembers-tribhuvandas-on-his-birth-anniversary/ |access-date=10 March 2021 |publisher=Indian Cooperative |date=23 October 2019}}</ref> to Kishibhai Patel, Tribhuvandas became a follower of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]<ref name="Tribhuvandas Reference1" /> and [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]] during the [[Indian independence movement]], and especially the [[civil disobedience]] movements, which led to his repeated imprisonment in 1930, 1935 and 1942.<ref name=mag/>