Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel

Shri Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel was born on 22 October 1903, in Anand, Gujarat.

He was born to a farmer Shri Kishibhai Patel and Smt. Lakhibha. Shri Kishibhai had two sons, Shri Chimmanbhai Patel and Shri Tribhuvandas Patel. He completed his initial schooling in Nanaadhni Dharmasala, Anand Primary School and the rest of the schooling was done in New English School - at present this school is known as DN High School of Charotar Education Society, Anand. He joined Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad for his degree. During this period, he entered the freedom movement of the country along with Mahatma Gandhi. In 1918, he married Smt. Maniben Mothibhai Patel of Thamana village in Anand. Shri Patel had six children.

Tribhuvandas became a follower of Mahatma Gandhi 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.

He was involved in various movements propagated by Mahatma Gandhi, like civil disobedience, rural development and drive against untouchability, alcoholism, etc. He was the President of Harijan Sevak Samiti from 1948 to 1983. In Nasik in 1930 he was jailed for the first time for the salt satyagraha. He was further imprisoned in Visapur in 1930 where he took the oath to dedicate his life for the benefit of the masses at large.

He was married to Shrimati Mani Laxmi, and had one daughter and six sons. He had several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.