Who wrote the book-‘the story of the Integration of the Indian States’?
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- AB. N. Rao
- BC. Rajagopalachari
- CKrishna Menon
- DV.P. MenonCorrect
Explanation
The correct answer is V.P. Menon. He was a senior civil servant who served as the Secretary of the Ministry of the States under Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. V.P. Menon played a pivotal role in the diplomatic negotiations and the administrative process of merging over 500 princely states into the Indian Union. His book, The Story of the Integration of the Indian States, provides a definitive first-hand account of this historic political unification. B.N. Rao was the Constitutional Advisor, C. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General, and Krishna Menon was a diplomat and later Defense Minister, but none of them authored this specific work.
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