The emergency : a personal history / Coomi Kapoor.

By:

Kapoor, Coomi [Author.]

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Gurugram : Penguin Random House India, 2016.Description: xxvi, 389 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9780143426134 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

954.05 KAP/E

Summary: The book The Emergency: A Personal History is journalist Coomi Kapoor's firsthand account of the Indian Emergency (1975–1977), when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi suspended democratic institutions, curtailed civil liberties, and imposed strict press censorship. Drawing on her experiences as a reporter with The Indian Express, Kapoor combines personal memoir with political history, recounting the imprisonment of her husband under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA), the persecution of political opponents, and the impact of authoritarian rule on ordinary citizens. The book also examines the roles of Indira Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, opposition leaders, and the media, offering a detailed narrative of one of the most significant periods in modern Indian political history.

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	General Books	Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar Popular Readings	Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar Popular Readings	GEN		954.05 KAP/E (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Available			11537

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The book The Emergency: A Personal History is journalist Coomi Kapoor's firsthand account of the Indian Emergency (1975–1977), when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi suspended democratic institutions, curtailed civil liberties, and imposed strict press censorship. Drawing on her experiences as a reporter with The Indian Express, Kapoor combines personal memoir with political history, recounting the imprisonment of her husband under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA), the persecution of political opponents, and the impact of authoritarian rule on ordinary citizens. The book also examines the roles of Indira Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, opposition leaders, and the media, offering a detailed narrative of one of the most significant periods in modern Indian political history.

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