Integration of Hyderabad State into India

Operation Polo was the code name given to police action that took place in September 1948 in which the Indian Armed Forces invaded the State of Hyderabad, annexing the state into the Indian Union. Operation Polo was led by home minister Sardar Vallabhai Patel and Major J.N. Chaudary.

Operation Polo was the code name given to police action that took place in September 1948 in which the Indian Armed Forces invaded the State of Hyderabad, annexing the state into the Indian Union. Operation Polo was led by home minister Sardar Vallabhai Patel and Major J.N. Chaudhary.

Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi, Asif Jah I founded the Asif Jahi Dynasty in the year 1724. His Seven generations of the dynasty ruled for more than 200 years. The rule continued till 17 September 1948 when last Nizam had to surrender to police action and gave away Hyderabad. The Rulers occupied the throne based on hereditary.

Mulki agitation was the first event in Telangana movement. It started in the year 1952. Mulkhi Agitation was a political movement for the safeguard of jobs in Hyderabad State government. The popular slogans were Ghair Mulki go back or Non-Mulki go back and Idli Sambar go back. The movement seeked preference to the local people while allocating jobs.

Vallabhbhai Patel was the First Home Minister of India. He took charge of the states department in July 1947. He handled the task of integrating 562 independent states with a democratic self-governing India.  By August 15, 1947 all except Hyderabad, Junagarh and Kashmir acceded to India.

The Indian Independence Act allowed states to remain independent, Sardar Patel led the integration efforts, and the three named states initially delayed signing the Instrument of Accession.

Regionalism in India is a complex phenomenon driven by various factors including linguistic differences, caste identity, and religious affiliations, which often create distinct regional consciousness.

Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), popularly known as Sardar Patel, was the first Home minister and Deputy Prime Minister of independent India. Patel organised relief efforts for refugees fleeing to Punjab and Delhi from Pakistan and worked to restore peace.

V.P. Menon was a key civil servant who worked closely with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to draft the necessary legal documents for the integration of the Princely States into the Indian Union.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is known as the 'Iron Man of India' for his monumental task of integrating over 500 princely states into the newly independent Indian Union.

Among the given options only A is true because union of Hyderabad with India was a result of police action but it did not occur on the Independence Day. It took place on 17^th September 1948.

The Telangana Rebellion was a movement against the feudal landlords of the Telangana region. The communists were successful in organizing a successful rebellion and distribution of land.

In 1926, Mahmud Nawazkhan, a retired Hyderabad official, founded the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (also known as Ittehad or MIM). Its objectives were to unite the Muslims in the State in support of Nizam and to reduce the Hindu majority by large-scale conversion to Islam.

The last Nizam who gave away Hyderabad state to the Indian republic was Mir Osman Ali Khan. The rule ended on 17 September 1948 after police action led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and major J.N.Chaudary.

Though Nizam’s rule ended in 1948, state of Andhra Pradesh was formed in the year 1956 which got separated from Tamilnadu. At this time the state of Andhra Pradesh united with Telangana was formed on lingual basis.

Jammu and Kashmir, Hyderabad, and Junagarh all initially delayed or resisted signing the Instrument of Accession to the Union of India.

At the time of India's independence in 1947, there were 562 princely states. These states were under British suzerainty but maintained varying degrees of internal autonomy.

His exalted highness, Mir Osman Ali Khan was the last Nizam of the princely state of Hyderabad. It is during his rule Hyderabad completely attained freedom after a police action led by the Sardar Vallabhai Patel.