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States, Districts, and the Stories Their Maps Tell

India State Stories

Partition and Integration of India 1947-1950

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From Alliance to Lapse of Paramountcy

1 | Making of Indian Princely States

1 | Making of Indian Princely States

1 | Making of Indian Princely States

2 | The paramountcy of the British crown

2 | The paramountcy of the British crown

2 | The paramountcy of the British crown

3 | Indian States: War time developments to Cabinet Mission Plan- (1939-1946)

3 | Indian States: War time developments to Cabinet Mission Plan- (1939-1946)

3 | Indian States: War time developments to Cabinet Mission Plan- (1939-1946)

4 | Prelude to Chaos- Events 1946-47

4 | Prelude to Chaos- Events 1946-47

4 | Prelude to Chaos- Events 1946-47

5 | The Menon Plan (June 3rd Plan)

5 | The Menon Plan (June 3rd Plan)

5 | The Menon Plan (June 3rd Plan)

6 | India Independence Act: Independence, Radcliffe line and Partition

6 | India Independence Act: Independence, Radcliffe line and Partition

6 | India Independence Act: Independence, Radcliffe line and Partition

From Alliance to Lapse of Paramountcy

Integration of States | Process

7a | Forging a Nation: The process of accession and integration of the Princely States

7a | Forging a Nation: The process of accession and integration of the Princely States

7a | Forging a Nation: The process of accession and integration of the Princely States

7b | Legal documents of Integration

7b | Legal documents of Integration

7b | Legal documents of Integration

7c | People of Integration

7c | People of Integration

7c | People of Integration

Integration of States | The Process

Integration of States | Consolidation

8 | Madras states - Pudukkottai, Banganpalle & Sandur

8 | Madras states - Pudukkottai, Banganpalle & Sandur

8 | Madras states - Pudukkottai, Banganpalle & Sandur

9 | Gujarat states

9 | Gujarat states

9 | Gujarat states

10 | Baroda State

10 | Baroda State

10 | Baroda State

11 | Deccan States

11 | Deccan States

11 | Deccan States

12 | Kolhapur State

12 | Kolhapur State

12 | Kolhapur State

13 | Orissa States including Mayurbhanj

13 | Orissa States including Mayurbhanj

13 | Orissa States including Mayurbhanj

14 | Chhattisgarh States

14 | Chhattisgarh States

14 | Chhattisgarh States

15 | Tehri-Garhwal, Banaras and Rampur States

15 | Tehri-Garhwal, Banaras and Rampur States

15 | Tehri-Garhwal, Banaras and Rampur States

16 | East Punjab states - Loharu, Dajuna and Pataudi

16 | East Punjab states - Loharu, Dajuna and Pataudi

16 | East Punjab states - Loharu, Dajuna and Pataudi

17 | Cooch-Behar merger into West Bengal

17 | Cooch-Behar merger into West Bengal

17 | Cooch-Behar merger into West Bengal

18 | Khasi Hill States

18 | Khasi Hill States

18 | Khasi Hill States

Princely States A

Integration of States | Consolidation

Integration of States | Privy Purse, Administrative and Financial Consolidation

19 | Hyderabad State

19 | Hyderabad State

19 | Hyderabad State

20 | Jammu and Kashmir State

20 | Jammu and Kashmir State

20 | Jammu and Kashmir State

21 | Patiala and East Punjab State Union (PEPSU)

21 | Patiala and East Punjab State Union (PEPSU)

21 | Patiala and East Punjab State Union (PEPSU)

22 | Travancore and Cochin States Union

22 | Travancore and Cochin States Union

22 | Travancore and Cochin States Union

23 | Mysore state

23 | Mysore state

23 | Mysore state

24 | Gwalior, Indore and Malwa States

24 | Gwalior, Indore and Malwa States

24 | Gwalior, Indore and Malwa States

25 | Kathiawar states & Junagarh merger into Saurashtra Union

25 | Kathiawar states & Junagarh merger into Saurashtra Union

25 | Kathiawar states & Junagarh merger into Saurashtra Union

26 | Rajputana States

26 | Rajputana States

26 | Rajputana States

27 | Sirohi State

27 | Sirohi State

27 | Sirohi State

Princely States B

28 | Coorg State

28 | Coorg State

28 | Coorg State

29 | Bhopal State

29 | Bhopal State

29 | Bhopal State

30 | Vindhya Pradesh States

30 | Vindhya Pradesh States

30 | Vindhya Pradesh States

31 | Kutch State

31 | Kutch State

31 | Kutch State

32 | Ajmer State

32 | Ajmer State

32 | Ajmer State

33 | Bilaspur & East Punjab Hill States

33 | Bilaspur & East Punjab Hill States

33 | Bilaspur & East Punjab Hill States

34 | Manipur State

34 | Manipur State

34 | Manipur State

35 | Tripura State

35 | Tripura State

35 | Tripura State

Princely States C

Integration of States | Privy Purse, Administrative and Financial Consolidation

36 | Administrative Consolidation After Political Integration

36 | Administrative Consolidation After Political Integration

36 | Administrative Consolidation After Political Integration

Summary and Insights from V P Menon's The Story of Integration of Indian States 1. From Fragmentation to Administrative Unity India...

37 | Privy Purses: Origins, Abolition and Impact

37 | Privy Purses: Origins, Abolition and Impact

37 | Privy Purses: Origins, Abolition and Impact

A privy purse was an annual fixed amount of money promised to the rulers of the former princely states in India following their...

38 | Commonalities and Variations in Merger Agreements

38 | Commonalities and Variations in Merger Agreements

38 | Commonalities and Variations in Merger Agreements

The merger agreements and covenants signed by the Rulers of Indian States have several key common features, which reflects the unified...

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