Sikkim : dawn of democracy : the truth behind the merger with India / G.B.S. Sidhu.

By:

Sidhu, G. B. S [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Gurgaon, Haryana, India : Penguin/Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2018Description: xvii, 370 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780670090648
0670090646

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

954.167 23 SID

LOC classification:

DS485.S55 S53 2018

Also available as an e-book.Summary: It was in 1973 that G.B.S. Sidhu, a young official with the newly set-up Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), took charge of the field office in Gangtok in 1973. With an insider's view of the events that led to the Chogyal's ouster, he presents a first-hand account of the fledgling democracy movement and the struggle for reforms led by Kazi Lhendup Dorji in a society that was struggling to come to terms with the modern world. In his fast-paced, clear-sighted narrative, Sidhu tracks the reasons behind New Delhi's shift from a long-standing pro-Chogyal stand to a pro-democracy position and maps the political alignments on the ground in Sikkim. He outlines the interplay of personalities-Indira Gandhi, the Chogyal, the Kazi, and the Indian officials and intelligence agencies involved-to reveal the chain of events that led to the merger of the Himalayan kingdom with India.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-354) and index.

It was in 1973 that G.B.S. Sidhu, a young official with the newly set-up Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), took charge of the field office in Gangtok in 1973. With an insider's view of the events that led to the Chogyal's ouster, he presents a first-hand account of the fledgling democracy movement and the struggle for reforms led by Kazi Lhendup Dorji in a society that was struggling to come to terms with the modern world.
In his fast-paced, clear-sighted narrative, Sidhu tracks the reasons behind New Delhi's shift from a long-standing pro-Chogyal stand to a pro-democracy position and maps the political alignments on the ground in Sikkim. He outlines the interplay of personalities-Indira Gandhi, the Chogyal, the Kazi, and the Indian officials and intelligence agencies involved-to reveal the chain of events that led to the merger of the Himalayan kingdom with India.

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