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Dethroned : the downfall of India's princely states
2023
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Overview
In July 1947, India's last Viceroy, Lord Louis Mountbatten, stood before New Delhi's Chamber of Princes to deliver the most important speech of his career. He had just three weeks to convince over 550 sovereign princely states - some tiny, some the size of Britain - to become part of a free India. Once Britain's most faithful allies, the princes could choose between joining India or Pakistan, or declaring independence. This is a saga of intrigue, brinkmanship and broken promises, wrought by Mountbatten and two of independent India's founding fathers: the country's most senior civil servant, V.P. Menon, and Congress strongman Vallabhbhai Patel. This book tells the true story of the betrayal of hundreds of Indian princely states by both the departing British and the new Congress government.
Publisher
Hurst & Company
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ISBN
9781805260530
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| Call Number | Copies | Material | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| DS480.842 .Z83 2023 | 1 | BOOK | AUTOSTORE |
