THE PHENOMENAL MR MENON
Feb 21, 2020
2 minutes
By Sumit Ganguly
Basu’s description of Menon’s efforts to persuade, cajole or induce the sometimes obdurate rulers is nothing short of captivating
Narayani Basu’s book on V.P. Me-non has stoked a significant controversy because of a few pages where she asserts that Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had failed to include Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the initial cabinet list. It has become the subject of a fraught public debate, with prominent historians
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