Mapping the states of India

The second part of the tale of Portuguese territories in India and how following a long and tangled game of international politics, they became part of the Republic of India

A two-part discussion of the Portuguese intransigence, as well as India’s reluctance to ‘merge’ the Portuguese territories by force, even though there was much popular ferment in Goa for integration

Although the birth of the two newly formed states of Gujarat and Maharashtra in 1960 was a joyous affair, the concerning matter of lives being lost with each new line drawn on the map remained

In the ninth edition of this series, we discuss the reactions to the SRC Report, especially in the city of Bombay

In part eight of this series, we continue examining the recommendations made by the States Reorganisation Committee and how they influenced the 1958 edition of the map of India

In part seven of this series on the mapping of the states of independent India, we bear witness to the various assertions of our founding fathers regarding linguistic states

In Part VI, we analyse the impact of the States Reorganisation Committee Report on the map of India as it was unveiled in 1956

Our journey through the story of Indian maps continues with an exploration of the incendiary circumstances behind the formation of Andhra Pradesh and how they lead to the eventual formation of Telangana

The first Hindi map of Independent India was published in 1952, and the masthead read: 'Bharat ke Rajnaitik Vibhag' or India's Political map. This was ...

Assimilation of princely states is the story of how India came to be as we see it today and nothing better than maps can narrate the journey

Maps are not only symbols but also stories of the nations they portray and in a nation as diverse and storied as India – these stories are manifold