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A similar limitation marks most discussions of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erule of the fourth-generation Dogra ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHari Singh. After his inheritance of the throne in 1925, Hari Singh introduced\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea number of progressive reforms-among them, programmes for girl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeducation, opening temple doors for Dalits and abolishing the exploitative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebegar system of labour. However, contemporary historians look past these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereforms and focus only on the issue of the accession of the State to India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the entire subcontinent was reeling from the shock and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eviolence of Partition, the Maharaja had to decide which dominion-India or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePakistan-the State would join. How was he to choose where to put his trust, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eespecially after Pakistan-backed Pashtun tribals invaded the State and India\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erefused to offer military help? Was any decision possible that would appease\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eall-the Muslim majority of Kashmir, the Hindu majority of Jammu and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuddhist majority of Ladakh?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose tumultuous times took a toll on Hari Singh during the final years of his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereign. Accession to India was not as easy as he had hoped, and pressurised by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNehru and Sardar Patel, the Maharaja was forced to choose exile in 1949 and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003espent the rest of his days in Bombay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarbans Singh's A Modern History of Jammu and Kashmir, Volume One: The Troubled\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears of Maharaja Hari Singh (1925-1949) offers a more rounded history of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eState than most available scholarship. The first volume in a trilogy, this book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoffers a strong and nuanced defence of the last ruler of Jammu and Kashmir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand is a valuable document in understanding its evolving history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51123366986001,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51123370295569,"sku":"NIN9789354474842","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52140463522065,"sku":"NLS9789354474842","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9354474845.jpg?v=1751318929"},{"product_id":"voyage-to-the-truth-book-harbans-singh-9789356281332","title":"Voyage to the Truth","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51302145720593,"sku":"NIN9789356281332","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52663564566801,"sku":"NLS9789356281332","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9356281335.jpg?v=1751286821"},{"product_id":"modern-history-of-jammu-and-kashmir-vol-2-book-harbans-singh-9789354475115","title":"A Modern History of Jammu and Kashmir Vol. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Modern History of Jammu and Kashmir, Volume Two: The Karan Singh Years (1949- 1967) examines the politics of the period that followed Maharaja Hari Singh's exile from the State in 1949. Focusing on Hari Singh's son, the book examines the history of Jammu and Kashmir through Yuvraj Karan Singh's journey from becoming the Regent at the young age of eighteen, then the Sadar-i-Riyasat and finally the Governor. During the challenging time when the Sheikh Abdullah-led National Conference and the Dogra-backed Praja Parishad were locked in a fierce tugof-war for control of the State, it was the Yuvraj who prevailed as the voice of reason. He strove to maintain equitable power sharing between the three major provinces-Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh-throughout the eighteen years of his career in Jammu and Kashmir. The major political changes during Karan Singh's time-the judicious use of the provisions of Article 370 and the further integration of Jammu and Kashmir with India, among others-also had a crucial effect of consolidating the future of the State with that of the country. A sense of mutual respect and cooperation was forged between Delhi and the Jammu and Kashmir leaders. Relying on both historical sources and the vast correspondence Karan Singh had with Jawaharlal Nehru and later Indira Gandhi, this second volume of Harbans Singh's magisterial trilogy is both a biography of a remarkable man as well as a fresh look at the history and politics behind the making of modernday Jammu and Kashmir.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52334366785809,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52334367375633,"sku":"NLS9789354475115","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9789354475115.jpg?v=1758156659"},{"product_id":"heritage-of-the-sikhs-book-harbans-singh-9788173040641","title":"The Heritage of the Sikhs","description":"Odd as it may sound, the Sikhs - a unique religious community in the world - have, by and large, remained unsung, except in local fable and folklore. 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