This politician is generally credited with establishing a civil service system consisting of three administrative, police, and forestry branches. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this politician known by a nickname meaning “chief.” This politician’s efforts towards his country’s integration are honored by National Unity Day on October 31 and the 2018 Statue of Unity, the world’s tallest statue.
ANSWER: Vallabhbhai Patel (“VUL-lub-bye puh-TAIL”) [or Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel; or Sardar Patel; prompt on Sardar] (The civil service system is All India Services.)
[10e] Patel first earned the title of “Sardar” from the women of Bardoli, Gujarat, while leading a nonviolent protest known by this term. Mohandas Gandhi coined this term meaning “clutching to truth.”
ANSWER: satyagraha (“sut-YAH-gruh-huh”) [or satyāgraha]
[10m] Patel’s integration efforts targeted a batch of 565 areas known by this two-word term. The British used gun-salutes to classify these areas and claimed the right to annex them under the Doctrine of Lapse.
ANSWER: princely states [or native states; prompt on states or salute states]
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