With the passing away of the veteran socialist leader George Fernandes, India has lost a political colossus. George was a politician with a difference. He had the ability…
As the Emergency prolonged on, there was one major pressure on Mrs. Indira Gandhi. International media and world leaders were aghast at the very suggestion that Pandit Nehru’s…
Having imposed Emergency on 26th June, 1975, Mrs. Indira Gandhi got issued a proclamation under Article 359 suspending fundamental rights. As a result of this, the right to…
The years 1971 and 1972 were high points in the political career of Smt. Indira Gandhi. She challenged the senior leaders of her own party and a grand…
It has become customary for the critics of any Government in India to casually use an expression “Undeclared Emergency”. Those making these exaggerated comments need to introspect their…
26th June, 2014 marks the 39th Anniversary of the Emergency. The Emergency whose oppressive phase lasted 19 months (excluding two months of the election) is perhaps the worst…