However, It isn’t just history but also the state of contemporary India that makes a recollection of the infamous Emergency so relevant. Most accounts of it remain personal narratives. It is also fair to say that the Emergency has not been adequately studied from a dispassionate, purely historical perspective. That is, however, a reductionist view, and the Emergency must be studied against a broader framework of history, geopolitics and economics. In popular narrative, the declaration of Emergency on June 25, 1975, is often linked directly to the Allahabad High Court judgment of June 12, 1975, setting aside Prime Minister Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha over trivial albeit illegal “electoral malpractices” during the general election campaign of 1971. ‘Kalindi’: This 1930 novel recognised the rights of women and their power to dismantle caste.Metro’ review: Slow-burning drama has moments of acuity ‘Shh! baby is sleeping’: Puppy up for adoption falls asleep in anchor’s arms during broadcast.Indian diplomacy: What happens when regional cooperation devolves into ‘subcontinental zamindari’?.How Dabur went from a small manufacturing outlet in Kolkata to a brand in over 100 countries.Faf Du Plessis: Why IPL 2018 stands out for CSK and why 2021 final was special on a personal front.
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