Which operation was carried out by sardar patel to make hyderabad state a part of the indian republic?

The BJP-led government at the Centre officially organised ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ celebrations in Hyderabad on September 17. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, whom the BJP describes as ‘Abhinav Sardar’, hoisted the national flag and took the salute from the central police forces at the parade organised by the Union ministry of culture. Hyderabad State, which comprised Telangana and some districts of present day Maharashtra and Karnataka, became part of India on September 17, 1948, following India’s military action ‘Operation Polo’, popularly known as ‘police action’. The Centre had invited chief ministers of all the three states to the main official function. The move was clearly aimed at embarrassing the The parade was attended by In what is seen as a political masterstroke to checkmate BJP, While staying away from the celebrations organised by the Centre in tune with the BJP’s ideology, the KCR’s government organised its own celebrations to counter the saffron party. Alleging that the BJP stands for dividing the people in the name of celebrations, KCR claimed that TRS wants to unite people. The BJP still claimed victory in its sustained campaign as this was the first time that official celebrations were organised on September 17. The development was significant as the BJP had been targeting KCR for not officially celebrating the day due to pressure from the AIMIM. The party led by Asaduddin Owaisi had always maintained that there is only one Independence Day for the enti...

Stanley Wolpert captures the enigma of Nehru vs Patel distinctly in 'Nehru: A Tryst with Destiny': "Gandhi's death reunited Nehru and Patel. Their reconciliation not only saved Congress and India's central government from collapse, but it kept Nehru in power. Without the Sardar's strength and support Nehru might have broken down or been forced out of high office. Vallabhbhai ran India's administration for the next two years (before his death) while Nehru indulged mostly in foreign affairs and high Himalayan adventures. "The Sardar, as Congress's strongman was called, was determined to stay and solve whatever problems remained, rather than running away from them. He had long viewed Nehru as a weak sister and often wondered why Gandhi thought so highly of him." This is probably the most accurate summation of Nehru and Patel, twins intertwined in India's freedom movement struggle and the establishment of a strong united India. Alex Von Tunzelmann writing in 'Indian Summer' says: "Whatever may be said about Mountbatten's tactics or the machinations of Patel, their achievement remains remarkable. Between them, and in less than a year, it may be argued that these two men achieved a larger India, more closely integrated, than had 90 years of British raj, 180 years of the Mughal Empire, or 130 years of Asoka and the Maurya rulers... "He (Sardar Patel) was impervious to Mountbatten's famous charm, describing the new Viceroy as 'a toy for Jawaharlalji to play with while we arrange t...

Among the princely states that had not acceded to the Indian union by August 1947, the case of Hyderabad was perhaps of the most complex, mainly by virtue of its location (Wikimedia Commons) “An independent Hyderabad constituted a ‘cancer in the belly of India.’” Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is famously noted to have said this about what was perhaps the most complicated challenge among the princely states of India. When India rose to its independence on the midnight of August 15, 1947, it was still struggling with a much larger complication of knitting together the 500 odd princely states that dotted across its newly formed geography. While Patel along with V P Menon had been actively engaged in cajoling and convincing the princely states to accede to the Indian union from the early 1940s itself, and most had in fact agreed by the hour of Independence, there were still a few who either dreamt of an autonomous government or were inclining toward Pakistan. Among the princely states that had not acceded to the Indian union by August 1947, the case of Hyderabad was perhaps of the most complex, mainly by virtue of its location. As historian Reginald Coupland once noted about the case of Hyderabad, “India could live if its Moslem limbs in the north-west and north-east were amputated, but could it live without a midriff?” As late as August 1948, the Nizam Mir Usman Ali had refused to sign the Instrument of Accession. On September 13, Patel took a decisive step when he sent across a c...

Ground Report | New Delhi: What was Operation polo; 13 September 1948, this is the date when the Indian Army carried out ‘Operation Polo’. The purpose of this military action was to end the Nizam’s rule in Hyderabad and merge his princely state into the Indian Union. In fact, after Partition, the Nizam of Hyderabad, Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII, refused to join India and Pakistan. What was Operation polo Operation Polo was the code name for the police operation in September 1948 in which the Indian Armed Forces invaded the state of Hyderabad and annexed the state to the Indian Union. Operation Polo was led by Interior Minister Sardar Bhai Bhai Patel and Major JN Chaudhry. The Indian Army, led by the Commander of the Southern Command, Lieutenant General EN Goddard, opened up fronts against Hyderabad from various directions.In the west, their focus was on Vijayawada, while in the east, their focus was on Shulapur. ALSO READ: The Nizam was also getting the support of Pakistan.In such a situation, Sardar Patel ordered military action, which he called ‘police action’.The reason behind doing this was that as soon as the military action was called, the rest of the countries of the world would have accused India that India has attacked any other country. As a result, the army pursued the Communists, leading to the imprisonment of more than 4,000 CPI workers by 1951. However, the issue was resolved after the CPI decided to abolish the struggle on October 21, 1951 (Telangana People’s...

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Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party ( The BJP-led government at the Centre officially organised 'Hyderabad Liberation Day' celebrations in Hyderabad on September 17. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, whom the BJP describes as 'Abhinav Sardar', hoisted the national flag and took the salute from the central police forces at the parade organised by the Union ministry of culture. Hyderabad State, which comprised Telangana and some districts of present day Maharashtra and Karnataka, became part of India on September 17, 1948, following India's military action 'Operation Polo', popularly known as 'police action'. The Centre had invited chief ministers of all the three states to the main official function. The move was clearly aimed at embarrassing the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government, which has been rejecting the BJP's demand for officially celebrating the day. The parade was attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde while Karnataka was represented by a Cabinet minister. In what is seen as a political masterstroke to checkmate BJP, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) hoisted the Tricolour at parallel 'Telangana National Integration Day' celebrations organised by the state government. While staying away from the celebrations organised by the Centre in tune with the BJP's ideology, the KCR's government organised its own celebrations to counter the saffron party. Alleging that the BJP stands for dividing the people in the name of celebrations, KC...

“Freedom is not given - it is taken” – Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the first premier of Akhand Bharat, had famously said. Hyderabad Liberation Day, which falls on September 17, is a poignant reminder of this reality. This day, the will and the strength of common people of the erstwhile Hyderabad state – which covers modern day Telangana and parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka – prevailed over the personal ego and religious fanaticism of the Nizam who tried to draw unholy, divisive lines on a sacred geography that’s an integral part of Bharatvarsha. It is an episode of history that needs to be recalled and celebrated year after year. For it is these episodes that demonstrate how hard-fought and precious India’s modern-day freedom is. Days like the Hyderabad Liberation Day commemorate double joy – the joy of defeating India’s internal enemies after having won freedom from the external colonisers. From Swami Ramanand Teertha to Komaram Bheem and Shoaibullah Khan, many heroic warriors contributed immensely in the social uprising against the Nizam. India became free on August 15, 1947, but those living in the Hyderabad Samstan had to face the brutality of the Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan. The people oppressed by the Nizam had to take inspiration from these heroes to wage a second war of Independence. An additional 399-days after the Tiranga flew atop the Lal Qila, the cruel rule of Nizam was crushed. It is this history that should be a source of inspiration for the younger generatio...

In 1724, Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah established Hyderabad, a state that spread over most of the Deccan plateau. Not only did it become popular, it was also prosperous as it had its own army, railway and airline network, postal system and a radio network. Eighty five per cent of the Nizam’s subjects were Hindus. In 1798, the Royal state of Hyderabad was the first to agree to British protection under the policy of Subsidiary Alliance. In 1947, when the British left India, they gave the princely states the choice to either join India or Pakistan or remain independent. Being one state not under the British rule, it opposed the idea of a merger with India after Independence. In 1947, Home Minister Sardar Patel requested Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII, the last Nizam of the princely state of Hyderabad, to join India, but he refused. Instead, he declared Hyderabad as an independent nation on August 15, 1947. It was in June 1948 that Lord Mountbatten proposed the Heads of Agreement deal which gave Hyderabad the status of an autonomous dominion nation under India. India was ready to sign the deal and did so but the Nizam refused on the grounds that he wanted complete independence or the status of dominion under the British Commonwealth of Nations. Preparations in progress The chaos, the unclear negotiations and rumours that Hyderabad was arming itself with support from the Portuguese administration in Goa and Pakistan, led to communal clashes and added to tension. The idea of Hyderabad ar...