![]() ![]() In the rough and tumble of that contested time, well-documented by now, there is little that is new or the font of an unusual conspiracy. Menon’s inevitable preference for Patel’s leadership (with whom he had great comfort in the working of the States Department), and his clear antipathy of Nehru’s leadership, anecdotes that show up Nehru’s insecurities, these other facets do come through. To read this book to simply stir up more controversy between Patel and Nehru, to learn of V. As has been pointed out by others, the uncritical dependence on these papers in this book affects the quality of the biography and the historical content. Menon wrote of this period in history (‘The Transfer of Power’ and ‘The Story of the Integration of the Indian States’). ![]() This book supplements the two more scholarly books V.P. Menon’s own story, transcribed in his own words from a series of recordings made with his superior, Harry Hodson, in the winter of his life in Bangalore in 1965. Menon cast away from his modest past, he got a lucky break: a series of accidents brought him to the highest bureaucratic office possible for an Indian in colonial India. Menon was the one lucky exception this book brings to mind. ![]() Not many people burn down their school and go onto successful careers. ![]()
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