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Princestan is a serious work of history: Shashi Tharoor
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Shashi Tharoor. Image Source: IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 : Stressing that the recently released book Princestan: How Nehru, Patel and Mountbatten Made India, written by author and journalist Sandeep Bamzai is a serious work of history, Congress MP and writer Shashi Tharoor while launching the book says, It is a fascinating account of numerous issues which are not well-known and in public domain. I particularly like the fact that history has been presented with a lot of primary quotations, documentary evidence and recollections of that time. There are many interesting tales, for example that of Nawab of Bhopal, who has not featured in many accounts.