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Provide details of the events leading up to the merger of Hyderabad with the Indian Union.

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Instructions:
  • The answer should have 5-8 points.
  • Focus on the violence unleashed by the Razaks.
  • Mention the counterattack by the leaders revolting against the Nizam.
Solution:

The following actions were taken during the struggle against the Nizam:
  • The freedom struggle for Hyderabad was led by Swami Ramananda Tirtha and Hardikar Manjappa. Ramananda Tirtha went across the Hyderabad state and organised satyagraha movements.
  • Popularly known as Gandhi of Karnataka, Manjappa spread awareness about khadi, prohibition and elimination of untouchability.
  • The singing of Vande Matram was banned by the government. Ramachandra Rao defied the order and started a struggle known as the Vande Matram Movement. The government imprisoned thousands of people for singing Vande Matram.
  • The Congress party’s demand to merge Hyderabad state into the Indian Union resulted in a ban on the party in Hyderabad.
  • The Razaks, a part of the Nizam’s forces, began plundering and killing the people. Even then, the cries of Vande Matram continued.
  • Hundreds of thousands of people left Hyderabad due to the violence unleashed by the Razaks and took shelter in neighbouring Indian Union territories.
  • Counterattack by the people and merger with India:
  • Sharanagowda Inamdar, a young leader, launched a counter attack on the Razaks.
  • He organised the youth in the region. These people conducted lighting attacks and freed villages from the clutches of the Razaks.
  • Camps were built on the borders of Hyderabad which facilitated the armed struggle of the youth against the Razaks.
  • When India attained independence, Hyderabad had rejected the proposal to join it.
  • On 17 September, 1948, Indian Army units were ordered to go into Hyderabad by Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel, the Home Minister of India.
  • The Nizam had to surrender and Hyderabad became a part of India.

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