There were many twists and turns in this race to corral the errant princes who continued to pine for their freedom.Secretary of States V.P. Menon, with serious skin in the game, has never got due credit for fronting this entire operation worked .
Many people reckon that Lord Mountbatten's July 25, 1947, full regalia replete with Royal Family spit and polish became a defining moment in breaching the princes' stockade.Mountbatten held a meeting with the Chamber of Princes, where he .
It is said that if you lie down with the dogs, then you rise with fleas. The majority of the universe of the morally corrosive princes were trying its best to hold on to their positions. Many among them led by Hamidullah Khan, Nawab of Bhopal, .