Emergency Chronicles Indira Gandhi and Democracys Turning Point

Emergency Chronicles Indira Gandhi and Democracys Turning Point

In this book the author takes us back to the moment of Indias independence to offer a comprehensive historical account of Indira Gandhis Emergency of 1975-77. The author delves into the chronicles of the preceding years to reveal how the fine balance between state power and civil rights was upset by the unfulfilled promise of democratic transformation. The author explains how growing unrest disturbed Indiras regime, prompting her to turn to the law to suspend lawful rights, wounding the political system further and opening the door for caste politics and Hindu nationalism.