"The States Department has been engaged in the discovery of India and the integration of her parts. Not a single princely state tried to stoke the forces of disruption." – Granville Austin
When India got independence, it faced three : challenges of nation building class 12 notes hot
This was a masterstroke of nation-building. By accepting linguistic diversity, India prevented the kind of secessionist movements seen in Pakistan (which led to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971). It strengthened democracy by allowing people to be governed in their own language. "The States Department has been engaged in the