![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These books are two of the most important documents of the long struggle that resulted in the famous “freedom at midnight” and the creation of the world’s largest democracy. This book is of course written from the viewpoint of the rulers of the new republic, for whom each successful negotiation (capitulation leading to the eventual demotion and in some cases ruin of a hereditary regional ruler) represented an achievement.This excellent record should be read in conjunction with “The Transfer of Power in India” by the same author (ISBN 7) published in 1957 and reissued in 1999, in which gain V.P.Menon was himself deeply implicated, keeping a careful record of all the meetings and negotiations that led up to Independence. It was Mr Nehru’s daughter Indira (Gandhi) who later removed all their remaining privileges and most of their assets in one of the most shameful episodes in the modern history of India. ⭐A magnificent record of the negotiations that led to the effective confiscation of the Princely states by the new republic, negotiated in great part on behalf of the Congress Party by the author himself, demonstrating how the Maharajahs and Princes were effectively bamboozled into a false sense of security, to which they were persuaded to sign up by Mr Menon and the Sardar Patel acting on behalf of Pandit Nehru. ![]() Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website: ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |