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It is 1948. A newly-independent India is trying to persuade Hyderabad to join the Indian Union. Negotiations are difficult for both sides. The State Congress, now operating from Indian territory, has launched a campaign of violent raids, designed to cripple civil administration in the border areas, and provoke an annexation. The leading Islamic party inside Hyderabad, in an equally rash move, has created a para-military body, the Razakars, to counter the threat to Hyderabad???s borders.

For Mohammed Hyder of the Hyderabad Civil Service, the newly-appointed Collector of Osmanabad District (situated on the Hyderabad-Bombay border), both, the wayward State Congress and the ramshackle Razakar outfit are a threat to law and order. This first-person account conveys a vivid picture of Hyderabad under pressure, through the eyes of a senior district administrator.

???Hyder???s eloquent memoir details his actions as Collector of Osmanabad just before the Police Action of 1948 and his persecution by the victorious government of India after its takeover of Hyderabad State, making a compelling case for the rights of individuals and states, and above all, for the rule of law. Clearly and elegantly, Hyder sets out not only his own case but that of Hyderabad State, seeking recognition and respect in a world where dominant power can override claims to justice.???

Karen Leonard, Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine and author of Locating Home: India???s Hyderabadis Abroad .

About the Author
In 1948, when the princely state of Hyderabad was going through difficult times, Mohammed Hyder was Collector of Osmanabad, one of the most politically sensitive districts of the state.

Specifications of October Coup: A Memoir of The Struggle For Hyderabad (Paperback)

Book Details
Publisher Roli Books
Imprint LOTUS
Publication Year 2012
ISBN-13 9788174368508
ISBN-10 8174368507
Language English
Binding Paperback
Number of Pages 238 Pages

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09 September 12
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The book may interest those from legal background as a reference and brings to light how the state played havoc with the life of an upright officer. All the court proceedings and judgments were included in the book which were unwanted and uncalled for and deviated from the real subject.
Mr Hyder was a victim of post-police action vendetta, but by including all the irrelevant stuff, the book become real bore and unimpressive. We really needed a real and authentic book on Hyderabad and Mr Hyder would have justified the subject as he closely witnessed the action and was a part of it. It was a good opportunity and effort missed. I bought the book to read a first-hand account of Police Action but got badly disappointed.
The book is a good read for his family members and close friends and not meant for a common reader as we don’t have any interest in Mr Hyder’s court cases.
A really good book on the subject came from Narender Luther, Hyderabad: A biography, which was very interesting and unputdownable. Even V K Bawa efforts can be appreciated to some extent.

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13 August 12
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Untold history - Hyderabad/Telanagana

In the name of police action how India invaded on an independent nation like Hyderabad was explained rightly.
Telangana/Hyderabad was a separate country with richest resources till 1948. In the name of police action they brutally attacked and forcible merged with India. Later in the name of military government Indian army killed many people in the name of protecting.

Telangana was never under colonial rule it was a richest nation on part with Gulf countries.

Mohammed Hyder fully explained how he was harassed by the government. The so called biggest democratic country behaved undemocratically.

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08 June 12
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Its about the author - not about the strugle

the book intended for the people who are connected with Mr. Mohammed Hyder. The actual happenings when the Indian Army took over, were not covered. The author was in prison, when he was writing the semi auto bio-graphy, so he may have been under pressure not to write real happenings during the period. Nothing much, but I appriciate his son bought out this. He did his duty as a son,

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    Book: October Coup: A Memoir of The Struggle For Hyderabad by Mohammed Hyder
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