On November 26th, India commemorates transformative events shaping its socio-political and economic landscape—adopting its Constitution in 1949, experiencing the tragic Mumbai attacks in 2008, and celebrating Verghese Kurien's birth in 1921, whose innovations launched the White Revolution, revolutionizing India's dairy industry.
Reflecting on the 1975 Emergency in India, this blog explores severe press censorship, the expulsion of reporters, and the political and social turmoil of the era. Declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the Emergency led to widespread human rights violations and is now remembered as Samvidhan Murder Day, highlighting the ongoing need to protect democratic values.
During the Declaration of Emergency in 1975, India faced unprecedented suppression of civil liberties, highlighting the fragility of democratic institutions. This blog delves deep into the events and decisions that reshaped India's political landscape, scrutinizing the root causes, immediate triggers, and profound aftermath of this dark chapter in Indian history.