![]() ![]() ![]() And how childhood moulds us for the future. Here, we focus on the development of a young man. When all the controversy erupted over Jawaharlal versus Patel, at the launch of this book, I was still at the beginning of the story, where in a sleepy Kerala village and with an indulgent mother, Menon, was a brilliant if rebellious young student. To the riddle that was Menon and to acknowledgement at last of his formidable accomplishment. ![]() This biography, by his great granddaughter, seemed like the perfect answer. It is clear within the story that Patel could not have done this without Menon and yet Menon himself was ephemeral, elusive. In Menon’s books, incredibly detailed, informative and insightful, you get a remarkable portrait of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and the enormous task he was entrusted with: to bring together a disparate and motley group of princely states within the borders of India.īut hovering below the surface of Patel’s astounding achievement was the writer himself, Menon. I have read both The Transfer of Power in India and The Story of the Integration of the Indian States by Menon several times over. Menon is the architect of modern India and that he is largely unsung. Because I do believe that in many ways V.P. I picked this book with great enthusiasm. ![]()
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