48 years of the Emergency: A look back at what transpired and its aftermath
When Indians woke up on June 26, 1975 to hear on the 6 am news on the All India Radio that the President had proclaimed Internal Emergency
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When Indians woke up on June 26, 1975 to hear on the 6 am news on the All India Radio that the President had proclaimed Internal Emergency
Declared 48 years ago on June 25, 1975, the Emergency was a bitter political science lesson - drawn not from our books but from the world around us.
Elected as a Member of Parliament from Rae Bareilly in 1972, Mrs. Gandhi lost an ongoing court case against her on charges of corruption. Craving to retain power at any cost, Mrs. Gandhi, instead of...
'The assassins of Mahatma Gandhi were not worshipped during the 1975 Emergency. Boys and girls were free to choose partners of their choice. They were not persecuted in the name of ‘love jihad’.'
As India reflects on its historical narrative, one period serves as a stark reminder of the perils associated with authoritarian rule: the Emergency