Question

5. Answer the following questions in brief.
(1) Explain the contribution of Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel in the integration of
Princely States.
(2) Explain the contribution of Swami
Ramananda Tirth in the struggle for
liberation of Hyderabad.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1 = Patel powerfully handled the integration of the princely states to the Indian union with diplomacy and negotiation. He followed a very rigid policy and maintained that no independent princely state would be allowed to remain isolated within India.

2 = Swami Ramananda Tirth spearheaded the Hyderabad Liberation movement against the Nizam under the Hyderabad State Congress established in 1938. He resisted the Nizam forces non-violently. He initiated various satyagrahas and was imprisoned by the Nizam forces for 111 days.

Answer 2

Explanation:

1. Patel powerfully handled the integration of the princely states to the Indian union with diplomacy and negotiation. He followed a very rigid policy and maintained that no independent princely state would be allowed to remain isolated within India. ... On 13 September 1947, Pakistan accepted the accession of the state.

Sardar Patel was India’s Deputy Prime Minister as well as the Home Minister during the crucial period immediately following independence. He played a historic role in negotiating with the rulers of the Princely States firmly but diplomatically and bringing most of them into the Indian Union.

2. Swami Ramananda Tirth spearheaded the Hyderabad Liberation movement against the Nizam under the Hyderabad State Congress established in 1938. He resisted the Nizam forces non-violently. He initiated various satyagrahas and was imprisoned by the Nizam forces for 111 days.