India's modern history begins in the 14th century when European nations began to flex their imperialistic muscles in the Middle East and Asia. ... There became nationalistic leaders such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Muhammad Jinnah and Mahatma Gandhi who all supported the concept of national self-determination, where people from a country had a right to govern themselves. ...
Menon has never received the recognition he deserved for his contributions and this paper is intended to highlight Menon's role during this crucial period in Indian history and to draw attention to his views on events and personalities. ... However, another of his works entitled 'An Outline of Indian Constitutional History' has been seldom referenced. ... Mountbatten expressed his profound sense of honour at the suggestion but said that he could only proceed if Gandhi could obtain full backing of Congress for it. Menon's advice regarding Gandhi's proposals was that ...
