He said there was a general lack of awareness about the time between when Motilal Nehru was active in politics in 1920s till 1947. Menon and his role in integration of India along with Sardar Patel. Manoj Joshi introduced the speakers along with throwing light on the life of V.P. It is also an important archive of the political changes in the pre- and post-independence era. The book speaks of a classic ‘rags to riches’ journey of this man whose life was never defined by convention. The book tries to “bring a bureaucrat out from behind the scenes of power” says the author – Narayani Basu who is also the great-granddaughter of V.P. Menon, who became the secretary of the Ministry of States in independent India and who was extremely dear to the ‘iron man’ of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, along with whom he envisioned the geographical and political integration of India as we see it today. The discussants were Dr Manoj Joshi, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, Author Ms Narayani Basu and Dr Pallavi Raghvan, Assistant Professor, Ashoka University. Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India,’ authored by Ms Narayani Basu was held at the Observer Research Foundation, on 26th of February. Centre for Security, Strategy and TechnologyĪ book discussion on the book ‘V.P.
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