Background
Satyam Patel was born to Doctor Kishorbhai Patel and Maniben Patel in the city of Vadodara in Gujarat, India. His father, Doctor Kishorbhai Patel, was a pathologist to the state of Vadodara.
Satyam Patel was born to Doctor Kishorbhai Patel and Maniben Patel in the city of Vadodara in Gujarat, India. His father, Doctor Kishorbhai Patel, was a pathologist to the state of Vadodara.
After completing undergraduate degree in history, he studied law at Gujarat University and received Bachelor of Laws.
He was the 4th of the seven children. He spent his childhood in many Indian cities, including Pune, Mumbai and Sojitra. Satyam Patel started his career as a prominent leader of a student movement, called Maha Gujarat (Gujarati મહા ગુજરાતની લડત), demanding a separate state of Gujarat.
The movement culminated in separation of the old state of Bombay into two states of Gujarat and Maharashtra on May 1, 1960 (The Labour Day).
As an ardent orator for the cause of Maha Gujarat, he was known as a fire eater, whose fiery speeches drew more crowd and attention than competing rallies of the then prime-minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Since then he permanently settled in the city of Ahmedabad.
Their marriage took place in the town of Nadiad, which also served as constituencies for his bids to the state and national legislative bodies. The camps allowed a chance for the youth to live for an extended period with one another, interact with one another and discover the similarities and differences amongst themselves.
Ultimately leading to better understanding and peace amongst people of different religious backgrounds.
Next, he was the General Secretary of local chapter of the United Nations. In 1988, he attended the General Assembly meeting of the United Nations on disarmament on behalf of India. His follow-up work resulted in first high-level visit to China by Rajiv Gandhi, the then prime minister of India, opening a new page of peace talks between the two countries.
The Pra-Yog Trust was established to further the work of Late Mr.
V.P.Gidwani, who devoted all his life for scientific quest for alternative and natural cures for human ailments. The organization, housed at the Gandhi Ashram in the city of Ahmedabad, promotes simpler and healthier way of life through natural therapies and non-intrusive prevention techniques.
At the time of his death, he was the General Secretary of World Gujarati Society (Gujarati વિશ્વ ગુજરાતી સમાજ), ardently promoting the Gujarati culture amongst the Gujarati diaspora around the world. Also, on the home front, he was leading a fight for the poor farmers of Gujarat under the umbrella of Committee of Protesting Farmers (Gujarati કિસાન સંઘર્ષ સમિતિ).
During the movement, he was a member of Praja Socialist Party (PSP) that was led by Jayprakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia. After the formative years as a lawyer, Satyam Patel became a member of Indian National Congress, and went on to lead the Seva Dal (Volunteer Force) under the leadership of Indira Gandhi. He was also a prominent member of peace delegation to China to promote peace through cultural and economic exchanges.
