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India · 1953Andhra State and the States Reorganisation Commission

India took a major step toward redrawing its map on linguistic lines: Andhra State was carved from Madras on 1 October 1953, and the States Reorganisation Commission was appointed later that year. Abroad, India chaired the Korean prisoners-of-war repatriation commission after the July armistice, affirming its role in early non-aligned diplomacy.

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Key figures

Jawaharlal Nehru — Prime Minister, associated with linguistic reorganisation, planned development and non-alignment.Rajendra Prasad — President of India.Fazl Ali — chairman of the States Reorganisation Commission, with H.N. Kunzru and K.M. Panikkar as members.Sheikh Abdullah — Prime Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, dismissed and arrested in August 1953.Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit — first woman elected President of the UN General Assembly, 1953.K.S. Thimayya — Lt. General who chaired the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission in Korea.

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