Sept 17, 1948: Operation Polo - Understanding Hyderabad's annexation to India. the importance of oral history and trauma
September 17 this year (2021), will mark 73 years since the annexation of the princely state of Hyderabad to India in 1948. The major historical event is remembered for the violence that people in the state witnessed after partition, and also post annexation. For a better understanding of Operation Polo, oral history’s importance and partition, host Yunus Y. Lasania speaks with authors Aanchal Malhotra (Remnants Of A Separation, on the partition) and Narayani Basu (VP Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India). See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.
