A new book recounts how princely states were coaxed, coerced, or bludgeoned into joining India
An excerpt from ‘Dethroned: Patel, Menon and The Integration of Princely India’, by John Zubrzycki.
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How Secular Parties Played Their Part in Rise of Communalism
(an excerpt from Aditya Mukherjee’s book Political Economy of Colonial and Post-Colonial India)
Although communal forces were dealt with sternly in the first few years after Independence, limiting them to the fringe, they have, over the years, received tacit support from the political class, helping them grow their base over the last few decades.
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If Statues Could Speak: What Netaji and Sardar Patel Would Tell Narendra Modi
"I christened Gandhi ‘father of the nation’; people of your persuasion finished him off. Indeed, one of them who venerates his assassin sits in parliament as one of your elected party members."
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https://thewire.in/politics/netaji-sardar-patel-statues-narendra-modi
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@sandythapar@twitter.com What if #SardarPatel had actually become prime minister?
Would J&K have remained a festering issue or addressed decisively like Junagarh & Hyderabad?
Would the Maryada Purshottam #ShriRam Temple have had to wait till 2023 or have been rebuilt like the Somnath temple?
What if...
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/gauravcsawant/status/1459351575533535232