Okay, I see what you mean. I don't know a whole lot on British rule over India (aside from the fact that it sucked), so I'll concede to you on this point.
What are your thoughts on the parts of the reddit post? Specifically on the Dominion of India being a military dictatorship that can barely stand on its own feet and can collapse Mittelafrika-style at any moment?
Well I like (I mean love) it but Savarkar in-game is syndicalist, MS Golwalkar would be a better choice in my opinion, (because Savarkar only began shifting to the right in the 20s),the Dravidians would never ever side with the Hindu nationalists as atheism and opposition to Hinduism is a big part of the Dravidian movement, plus I quite like the idea of Nehru as a leader for the Commune. I think the main problem with the dominion is that many of the in-game SocDem figures were members of the Indian National Congress that rules the Commune, so they might not be there.
Vallabhai Patel would be a better leader for the right-wing INC in my opinion. I personally think that the Bharatiya Commune gets very few events until 1937 and that Dange’s anarcho-syndicalists should be one of the options to elect at the beginning.
Madras really shouldn’t exist. It just doesn’t make sense. Rather, there should be a radical Dravidian group in the Princely Federation demanding independence for Madras. Chandrasekhar Azad was an anarchist, not a totalist like in the game.
I think I like this version of it-
https://www.reddit.com/r/Kaiserreich/comments/cmvs3s/thoughts_on_an_india_rework/, although I disagree with the fact that the Commune should not be a member of the Internationale.
This is my idea for the collapses of BHC and PRF.
PRF-
Hyderabad (Paternal Autocrats)- Osman loyalists, Syndicalist conflicts in rural areas (modelled after the OTL Communist uprisings against the Nizam). Somewhat reformed, but the rural areas are practically feudal, as in the other states.
Mysore (Authoritarian Democrats)- A lighter version of Hyderabad, just a little more democratic. If its king, Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, conquers the other States, he can reform the Princely Federation.
Travancore (Authoritarian Dem.) Similar to Mysore in terms of government, although caste and women’s issues are slightly better here
Madras (Social Democrats) Ruled by the radical Periyar Ramasamy, seen by some as a reformer and by others a dictator, it hates the other Princely states and hopes to unite the Dravidian peoples of the south. Controls Madras, Madurai, and Andhra.
Ceylon (Radical Socialists)- If Germany does not control it, Ceylon can be a syndicalist-type state run by the LSSP. I chose to use this idea because I am currently reading a book about the history of labour movements, feminism, and ethnic tensions in Sri Lanka and thought Syndicalism fit Sri Lanka pretty well.
Kolhapur (Social Conservatives)- Ruled by the fairly progressive Rajaram III, it is the most liberal of the states
Bharat (National Populists)- Based in the Nagpur area, Bharat is run by Sarsanghchalak (supreme dictator) MS Golwalkar. It is based on the idea of a Hindu rashtra (Hindu State) and is quite impressed by Codreanu’s rule over Romania (yikes). Gets into quite a bit of conflict with the commune, for Golwalkar views Muslims, Christians, and Socialists to be a threat to the Hindu state.
BHC-
The People’s Republic Of Nagalim (Totalists)- Led by the renegade Angami Zapu Phizo, an avowed Naga nationalist, Nagalim aims to achieve a home for the Nagas by any means necessary, even genocide.
Manipur (Paternal Autocrats)- After the Bharatiya Commune falls, the people of Manipur can invite the king of Manipur, currently in exile in Delhi, back to Manipur to rule. Constantly in conflict with the Nagas.
Bengal- the remnants of the Commune
Assamese Commune (Radical Socialists)- an anarchist state run by the poet Bishnu Prasad Rabha