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The present (maha?)raja of Sarila, Narendra Singh Sarila, was the aide de camp of Mountbatten at the time of the partition of India, circa 1946. A few years ago (2003-4?), he wrote a letter to the _Times of India_ in which he revealed a surprising secret about the roles played by Mountbatten, Jinna (the leader of the Congress Party?), and others in promoting the idea of partition. The letter stirred up a lot of controversy (which I personally don't understand, though I realize this was a crucial turning point in modern world history; I believe Anglophobes and conspiracy theorists have used the story to bash the British Empire). Later (2005?), he wrote a book about it, _The Shadow of the Great Game— The Untold Story of India’s Partition_. Sarila (or Singh?) was an ambassador to Spain (I shook his hand in Madrid in 1973), and Switzerland (at least), and was CEO of Nestle's of India. His father was popular in New York high society in the 1950s -- quite distinguished, handsome and jovial. The controversy certainly deserves discussion somewhere. (Sorry, but I'm no good at Wikipedia. Dyslexic, too.) --Marshall Price of Miami, Nov 22, 2006