तो Pakistan में होता Jodhpur! Jinnah | Maharaja Hanwant Singh | Samay Sakshi Ep.09 | Rehan Fazal

What if Jodhpur had joined Pakistan in 1947? Drawing from Josy Joseph's book Birth of a Nation: The 21 Days That Made India, In Episode 09 of Samay Sakshi, journalist Rehan Fazal uncovers one of the most dramatic yet lesser-known stories from India's Partition. At just 24 years old, Maharaja Hanwant Singh found himself at the center of a geopolitical battle involving Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Lord Mountbatten, and V.P. Menon. Why did Jinnah reportedly offer the Maharaja a signed blank paper? What promises were made to persuade Jodhpur to join Pakistan? How did V.P. Menon and Sardar Patel convince the Maharaja to sign the Instrument of Accession? And what really happened during the famous pen pistol incident inside Government House? If history fascinates you, subscribe to Confluence History for more deeply researched episodes from Samay Sakshi. #SamaySakshi #RehanFazal #IndianHistory #Partition1947 #Jodhpur #SardarPatel #MuhammadAliJinnah #VPMenon #Mountbatten #ConfluenceHistory