Prologue
Well here is a short prologue of a timeline I am working on. I would really like to continue this if people are interested in it.
“Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh, a Jat, or a Muslim. He must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in his country but with certain duties.” – Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
The camera switches on towards the face of a lively, middle aged, blond-haired man with black eyes as he announced, smiling widely.
“Good evening, everyone! I am Henry Chao from the BBC here outside the city of Mahemdavad on the banks of the Vatrak River, where today the planned unveiling of the statue of the first prime minister of India – Yes that prime minister – is set to occur. As you can see right behind me…..”
The camera pans behind the reporter to show the throngs of people sitting on plastic chairs with umbrellas and shades peering at an enormous cloth covered statue held together by huge tower cranes.
“…..you can feel the buzzing excitement of the crowd as the reveal of the so called Statue of Unity closes near. From various sources, we have managed to find out the statue is approximately 185 meters tall and would be the tallest statue in the world beating China’s statue of the Spring Temple Buddha. It would seem like the Indians and the Chinese do like to compete a lot in various different things, isn’t that right James?”
“If the people who are watching this do not know this “legendary” man as he is mentioned in some circles, he is the first prime minister of the Republic of India, Sardar Vallabhai Patel! The man who took the reins of the old INC and managed to hold the country together through the partition of 1947 and to this day because of his ideological goals. He has managed to modernize his country in the backdrop of the Cold War fought between the Americans and the Soviets.”
“Born in the small village of the nearby Nandiad, he used to be one of the six children of Jhaverbhai Patel and Ladba and he grew up to be a Barrister sometimes even borrowing books from other lawyers to study. Hilariously, he was even said to be a skilled bridge player.”
“Successfully taking the reins from the recently deceased Jawaharlal Nehru in 1929, he became the unofficial successor of Gandhi – moving the country towards independence. He did suffer from major defeats in the political field like the success of the AIML under Muhammad Ali Jinnah for the creation of a separate Muslim state and the separation of Burma in 1937 but he did manage to play into the UK and US fear of communism in the sub-continent to wrangle several concessions from them.”
“It was said that his unique ideology of cultural and religious unity was the reason the country has managed to survive the tumultuous period from independence to the 21st century fighting for survival against communism, capitalism and the Islamic insurrections that has hammered the world in recent years.”
“Maybe we should look towards the country of India of how they have managed religious cohesion throughout the years and- Tom! They are revealing the statue now! Make sure to get a clear shot of this! Here we see, thousands of people cheering for the second father of the nation as the cloth is taken off–
As mentioned, it is a Sardar Vallabhai Patel becomes the first prime minister of India.
The 1st POD shift is Jawaharlal Nehru dying in 1929. How did this happen? Well, the Salt March of 1930 here in ITTL happened in 1929 and he subsequently got jailed and died in prison under mysterious circumstances.
For the 2nd POD shift it is kind of a geological POD where I want the help of you guys. I want the country to at least have some kind of metal or a group of metals that will be pretty important in the future. Like how China has the rare earth elements group. I already have a plan for it kind of. It is related to the Deccan traps.
“Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh, a Jat, or a Muslim. He must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in his country but with certain duties.” – Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
The camera switches on towards the face of a lively, middle aged, blond-haired man with black eyes as he announced, smiling widely.
“Good evening, everyone! I am Henry Chao from the BBC here outside the city of Mahemdavad on the banks of the Vatrak River, where today the planned unveiling of the statue of the first prime minister of India – Yes that prime minister – is set to occur. As you can see right behind me…..”
The camera pans behind the reporter to show the throngs of people sitting on plastic chairs with umbrellas and shades peering at an enormous cloth covered statue held together by huge tower cranes.
“…..you can feel the buzzing excitement of the crowd as the reveal of the so called Statue of Unity closes near. From various sources, we have managed to find out the statue is approximately 185 meters tall and would be the tallest statue in the world beating China’s statue of the Spring Temple Buddha. It would seem like the Indians and the Chinese do like to compete a lot in various different things, isn’t that right James?”
“If the people who are watching this do not know this “legendary” man as he is mentioned in some circles, he is the first prime minister of the Republic of India, Sardar Vallabhai Patel! The man who took the reins of the old INC and managed to hold the country together through the partition of 1947 and to this day because of his ideological goals. He has managed to modernize his country in the backdrop of the Cold War fought between the Americans and the Soviets.”
“Born in the small village of the nearby Nandiad, he used to be one of the six children of Jhaverbhai Patel and Ladba and he grew up to be a Barrister sometimes even borrowing books from other lawyers to study. Hilariously, he was even said to be a skilled bridge player.”
“Successfully taking the reins from the recently deceased Jawaharlal Nehru in 1929, he became the unofficial successor of Gandhi – moving the country towards independence. He did suffer from major defeats in the political field like the success of the AIML under Muhammad Ali Jinnah for the creation of a separate Muslim state and the separation of Burma in 1937 but he did manage to play into the UK and US fear of communism in the sub-continent to wrangle several concessions from them.”
“It was said that his unique ideology of cultural and religious unity was the reason the country has managed to survive the tumultuous period from independence to the 21st century fighting for survival against communism, capitalism and the Islamic insurrections that has hammered the world in recent years.”
“Maybe we should look towards the country of India of how they have managed religious cohesion throughout the years and- Tom! They are revealing the statue now! Make sure to get a clear shot of this! Here we see, thousands of people cheering for the second father of the nation as the cloth is taken off–
As mentioned, it is a Sardar Vallabhai Patel becomes the first prime minister of India.
The 1st POD shift is Jawaharlal Nehru dying in 1929. How did this happen? Well, the Salt March of 1930 here in ITTL happened in 1929 and he subsequently got jailed and died in prison under mysterious circumstances.
For the 2nd POD shift it is kind of a geological POD where I want the help of you guys. I want the country to at least have some kind of metal or a group of metals that will be pretty important in the future. Like how China has the rare earth elements group. I already have a plan for it kind of. It is related to the Deccan traps.
