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Division Bell: The Telangana Factor
When India became independent from Great Britain in 1947, the princely state of Hyderabad was under the control of the Nizam of Hyderabad. The Nizam, a Muslim, wanted to retain his independence from India. The people of the region, however, launched a movement to join the Indian Union. After repeated attempts by the Centre to convince the Nizam to join Indian failed, Sardar Vallabhai Patel,...
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November 2009
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