Map of India in 1951

I stumbled upon the map of India in 1951. While I knew that the states were reorganised along linguistic lines, I was surprised by a few things that I saw in the map – the vast geography or Madras state, the existence of independent states of Saurashtra and Kutch, and also the state of Hyderabad. Interesting indeed. See for yourselves!!

India Administrative Divisions 1951