000			01098nam a2200133 4500
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082			_a954.035 _bPRA/H
100			_aPrafull Goradia
245	0	0	_aHad Patel been Prime Minister
260			_aNew Delhi _bVitasta pub _c2020
300			_axii, 179 p.
520			_aIndia repeatedly swears by democracy but we forget how undemocratically we selected our first Prime Minister. Of the 16 Pradesh Congress Committees across the country, 15 opted for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel while one chose Acharya J B Kripalani. This book asks the pertinent question, what if Sardar Patel had been Indias first Prime Minister? Would Indias political and development trajectories be different It also discusses Patels thoughts on Partition and the East Bengal problem that finally led to the formation of Bangladesh. His views on independent Princely states, on China and Communists and his views on planning and economic outlook are also explored. The ifs and buts of history are of course debatable. But was this a decision that changed the destiny of a nation and its people?
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