Twilight phase of monarchy in Travancore was a period of both conflict and development: Shashi Tharoor thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Even as the sunset years of the erstwhile princely state of Travancore were mired in controversies including repression of public agitations and uprisings, it was also a period of commendable industrial and infrastructure development, Congress .
To create a federation on the lines of the USA was never intended, it would have been grave mistake had we done so
Several political figures and writers, including some foreign ones, have alleged that India is on a path of “anti-federalism” or centralism. However, they have coolly overlooked