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ARCHIVES
![]() • 'It was darkest period of Indian democracy • 'Indira took the bull by the horns fearlessly' • What if Indira Gandhi was alive today? • India's brush with dictatorship • 'Rajan's mother died asking for him' • 'Indira was uncomfortable with educated people' • India's Iron Lady |
INDIA'S BRUSH WITH DICTATORSHIP
![]() • 'She wasn't inclined to declare Emergency' • Why Indira withdrew the Emergency • 'Bristles of the CM's beard stood on end' • 'Power corrupts & nobody wants to let it go' • Exclusive: L K Advani on the Emergency • The man who defied Indira Gandhi • What Indira's Emergency proved for India
YOUR MEMORIES OF THE EMERGENCY
![]() What are your memories of the Emergency when democracy, in Indira Gandhi's words, came to a 'grinding halt'? Send in your stories and photos to citizen.reporter@rediffmail.com |