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TopicMaharaja Hari Singh

Topic: Maharaja Hari Singh

Maharaja Hari Singh was caught red-handed in Paris hotel with jockey’s wife. Then blackmailed

In 'India in Search of Glory', Ashok Lahiri shows how the heads of three formerly princely states—Hyderabad, Kashmir, Junagadh—had their own eccentricities.

How Maharaja Hari Singh’s indecision led to Pakistan’s economic blockade of Kashmir

In 'Gilded Cage: Years that Made and Unmade Kashmir', author Sandeep Bamzai looks back at the years leading to and following the Partition.

Poll prep or toast to ‘nationalist hero’? Why BJP unveiled statue of Mehr Chand Mahajan in Jammu

Mehr Chand Mahajan is often credited as architect of Jammu & Kashmir princely state’s accession to India. The BJP is now giving him a fresh round of applause.

How Maharaja Hari Singh warded off Pak overtures and met RSS chief before ceding J&K to India

With no love lost between him and the Abdullahs of the National Conference (NC), the Maharaja, contrary to the reality, wasn’t projected as a patriot.

Arun Anand on Hedgewar’s freedom struggle, Naushad Forbes on reviving ‘animal spirits’

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

J&K to lose special status, but revocation threat low for Article 370 peers in other states

Constitutional provisions that allow special privileges to other states, including Assam & Nagaland, are quite different from Article 370 for J&K autonomy.

Congress betrayal of Kashmir like Lady Macbeth’s: Vaiko on scrapping of Article 370

Opposing Modi govt move to strip J&K of its special status, MDMK founder Vaiko said this is a day of shame, a murder of democracy.

Martyrs’ Day vs Hari Singh birthday – Fresh battle between Jammu and Kashmir

Maharaja Hari Singh was the last Hindu Dogra ruler of Jammu & Kashmir, on whose watch the instrument of accession was signed with India.

Hari Singh — the last Dogra king who gave J&K its special status was an ‘autocrat’ too

On the death anniversary of J&K's Maharaja Hari Singh, ThePrint remembers his ‘feudal’ rule, legacy and more.

On Camera

Deepening insecurity has led the world into a mindless arms race. Don’t forget past wars

Where arms races begin, wars often follow. Leaders of the US, Russia, and China could do worse than read the story of the tragic fall of Athens.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.