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Sardar Patel, Freedom Struggle, Partition & the Integration of the Indian States: A Comprehensive Narrative & a Biography of the Best PM India never had
This book is unlike any biography on Sardar Patel,and unlike any narrative on Freedom Struggle.
Its USP is that it is not just a biography or an interesting story of the life of Sardar Patel.
Rather, its USP is that, leaving no vital aspect uncovered, and interspersed with interesting episodes and no-holds-barred comments and observations, it is an engaging, gripping and comprehensive story with a wide sweep, unlike anything written so far, on the following, with Sardar Patel in the background or in the foreground, and bringing out why Sardar Patel was the best PM we never had!
- Interesting, and non-so-well-known biographical details of Sardar Patel.
- Select compilation of what other stalwarts said about Sardar Patel.
- Select compilation of what Sardar said and wrote.
- Comprehensive and chronological coverage of India's Gandhian Freedom Struggle, and the role of Sardar and others in it.
- Dispassionate evaluation of the Gandhian Freedom Movement.
- Comprehensive coverage on "What constitutes a nation?", Partition, and the Creation of Pakistan.
- Sardar's steller and decisive role during 1945-47 leading to India's freedom.
- The shocking story of Nehru’s unjust and illegal anointment as the Congress President in 1946, and the first PM of India, by Gandhi, sidelining Sardar.
- The fascinating story of the Integration of the 562 Princely States into India, expanding its geographical area by 40%--all thanks to Sardar Patel.
- Sardar’s decisive role in the forcible merger of Junagadh and Hyderabad.
- Kashmir, Sardar, and botch-up by Nehru.
- Sardar vs. Nehru on China and Tibet.
- Sardar vs. Nehru’s Foreign Policy Blunders.
- Sardar vs. Nehru’s Socialistic Nightmare.
- Sardar vs. Nehru–Gandhi’s “Secularism”.
- Sardar’s functioning and his unmatched administrative abilities.
(it's a long sweep),
www.rkpbooks.com
...[then] it seemed to me that Jawaharlal should be the new President [of Congress in 1946—and hence Prime Minister] ...I acted according to my best judgement but the way things have shaped since then has made me to realise that this was perhaps the greatest blunder of my political life... My second mistake was that when I decided not to stand myself, I did not support Sardar Patel.
— Abul Kalam Azad, ‘India Wins Freedom’
The Sardar, as Congress’s strongman was called, was determined to stay and solve whatever problems remained, rather than running away from them. He had long viewed Nehru as a weak sister and often wondered why Gandhi thought so highly of him.
—Stanley Wolpert, ‘Nehru: A Tryst with Destiny’
Patel possessed the organising ability of Bismarck, the astute statesmanship of Chanakya, and the single-minded devotion to the cause of national unity of Abraham Lincoln.
—VV Giri, ex-President of India
You saw his [Sardar’s] face;
it grew year by year in power and determination…
— Acharya Kriplani
…Here was a man with a crystal-clear mind who could see to the core of the problem within the shortest possible time…
—Frank Anthony
You know, I never go to Nehru to seek advice or guidance. I take a decision and just present it to him as a fait accompli. Nehru’s mind is too complex to wrestle with the intricacies of a problem. Those who go to him for advice rarely get a lead—and that only serves to delay matters... Nehru does not understand economics, and is lead by the nose by ‘professors’ and ‘experts’ who pander to his whims and fancies...
Its USP is that it is not just a biography or an interesting story of the life of Sardar Patel.
Rather, its USP is that, leaving no vital aspect uncovered, and interspersed with interesting episodes and no-holds-barred comments and observations, it is an engaging, gripping and comprehensive story with a wide sweep, unlike anything written so far, on the following, with Sardar Patel in the background or in the foreground, and bringing out why Sardar Patel was the best PM we never had!
- Interesting, and non-so-well-known biographical details of Sardar Patel.
- Select compilation of what other stalwarts said about Sardar Patel.
- Select compilation of what Sardar said and wrote.
- Comprehensive and chronological coverage of India's Gandhian Freedom Struggle, and the role of Sardar and others in it.
- Dispassionate evaluation of the Gandhian Freedom Movement.
- Comprehensive coverage on "What constitutes a nation?", Partition, and the Creation of Pakistan.
- Sardar's steller and decisive role during 1945-47 leading to India's freedom.
- The shocking story of Nehru’s unjust and illegal anointment as the Congress President in 1946, and the first PM of India, by Gandhi, sidelining Sardar.
- The fascinating story of the Integration of the 562 Princely States into India, expanding its geographical area by 40%--all thanks to Sardar Patel.
- Sardar’s decisive role in the forcible merger of Junagadh and Hyderabad.
- Kashmir, Sardar, and botch-up by Nehru.
- Sardar vs. Nehru on China and Tibet.
- Sardar vs. Nehru’s Foreign Policy Blunders.
- Sardar vs. Nehru’s Socialistic Nightmare.
- Sardar vs. Nehru–Gandhi’s “Secularism”.
- Sardar’s functioning and his unmatched administrative abilities.
(it's a long sweep),
www.rkpbooks.com
...[then] it seemed to me that Jawaharlal should be the new President [of Congress in 1946—and hence Prime Minister] ...I acted according to my best judgement but the way things have shaped since then has made me to realise that this was perhaps the greatest blunder of my political life... My second mistake was that when I decided not to stand myself, I did not support Sardar Patel.
— Abul Kalam Azad, ‘India Wins Freedom’
The Sardar, as Congress’s strongman was called, was determined to stay and solve whatever problems remained, rather than running away from them. He had long viewed Nehru as a weak sister and often wondered why Gandhi thought so highly of him.
—Stanley Wolpert, ‘Nehru: A Tryst with Destiny’
Patel possessed the organising ability of Bismarck, the astute statesmanship of Chanakya, and the single-minded devotion to the cause of national unity of Abraham Lincoln.
—VV Giri, ex-President of India
You saw his [Sardar’s] face;
it grew year by year in power and determination…
— Acharya Kriplani
…Here was a man with a crystal-clear mind who could see to the core of the problem within the shortest possible time…
—Frank Anthony
You know, I never go to Nehru to seek advice or guidance. I take a decision and just present it to him as a fait accompli. Nehru’s mind is too complex to wrestle with the intricacies of a problem. Those who go to him for advice rarely get a lead—and that only serves to delay matters... Nehru does not understand economics, and is lead by the nose by ‘professors’ and ‘experts’ who pander to his whims and fancies...
422 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 21, 2016
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