<0xAA> <0x9F> <0xE0> <0xAA> <0xA3> <0xE0> <0xAB> <0x80> ) ▁( 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 8 ) ▁was ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁or ▁Di wan ▁of ▁B hav n agar ▁State ▁in ▁Gu jar at , ▁India . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁Nag ar ▁Bra h min ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁in ▁Mor bi . ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁forth right ness , ▁diplom acy , ▁and ▁noble ▁character . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi . ▁ ▁Child hood ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁P att ani ▁completed ▁the ▁sevent h ▁standard ▁ex ams ▁in ▁Gu jar at ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Raj k ot ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁studies . ▁He ▁ranked ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁Kath ia var ▁Pen ins ula ▁and ▁married ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Z and u ▁Bh att , ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁Ay ur ved a ▁Doctor . ▁On ▁one ▁occasion , ▁one ▁of ▁P att ani ' s ▁in - la ws ▁critic ized ▁his ▁financial ▁status , ▁declaring ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁des erve ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Bh att ▁family ▁name ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁economic ▁class . ▁P att ani ▁then ▁changed ▁his ▁surname ▁from ▁Bh att ▁to ▁P att ani . ▁ ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁B hav ang ar ▁ ▁P att ani ▁entered ▁a ▁medical ▁college ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁doctor . ▁However , ▁his ▁health ▁soon ▁d eter ior ated ▁and