The Darkest Hour
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If the Emergency was so terrible, why didn’t voters punish Indira Gandhi more severely?
In 1977, Congress got 34.5% of national vote (BJP got 31% in 2014). By 1980, voters had completely forgiven it for the Emergency.
Shoaib Daniyal
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In media's Emergency analyses, Indira stood as proxy for anxieties about Narendra Modi
Many commentators alluded to a very contemporary situation: the persistence of a personality cult that could perhaps be used to stamp out liberties.
Ajaz Ashraf
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First person: The story behind how Sanjay Gandhi slapped Indira six times at a dinner party
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lewis M Simons recounts how he got the story and the reaction of Sonia and Rajiv Gandhi when he met them long after the Emergency had been lifted.
Ajaz Ashraf
Trending
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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What drove Sanjay Gandhi and his coterie during the Emergency?
While the forcible sterilisation programmes appeared aimed at the poor population at large, Muslims were a special target.
John Dayal
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Five hilarious defences from people who insist: 'All India needs is a dictator'
Indian people, other than B-Tech graduates, don't know what's good for them.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Five reasons why the BJP loves the Emergency
The party looks back at the 21 months during which the Constitution was suspended with the sense of nostalgia many people have for their childhoods.
Vrinda Gopinath
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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What if the Emergency hadn’t happened: would the Jan Sangh still be ‘political untouchables’?
The Emergency is a well known but little examined event. It is for this reason that the BJP claims itself as the winner of the episode in history.
Arvind Rajagopal
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The midnight knock of the Emergency: how Indira Gandhi arrested her opponents
All the arrests were to be made simultaneously so that there was an element of surprise, and those on the list could not be forewarned and thus evade arrest.
Coomi Kapoor
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BJP is mythicising its anti-Emergency role ‒ it did not face the brunt: academic DL Sheth
'This is the only thing they have to celebrate,' says the renowned political scientist. 'Behind its celebration they can hide their past'.
Ajaz Ashraf
The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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The Emergency at 40: you know the facts, now read the fiction
The finest novels about the darkest period for Indian democracy have all become modern classics.
Anu Kumar
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'Himmat' during the Emergency: When the Press crawled, some refused to even bend
When Indira Gandhi suspended the Constitution, some journalists maintained their independence despite State repression. Why can't today's journalists find ways to resist corporate control to tell readers the truth?
Kalpana Sharma
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How Sanjay Gandhi and his coterie implemented a programme of conveyor-belt sterilisations
Forty years ago this month, Indira Gandhi suspended the Constitution and declared an Emergency. This excerpt from 'For Reasons of State' recalls the programme of forced vasectomies and tubectomies that was instituted during the period.
John Dayal and Ajoy Bose
The Field
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IPL 2024: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Aryan and five other Indians enter finals
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins