01568cam a2200241 i 4500 11537 IN-BhIIT 20260803172857.0 150808s2015 ii af b 001 0beng d 9780143426134 (pbk.) IN-BhIIT eng 954.05 KAP/E Kapoor, Coomi Author. 28157 The emergency : a personal history / Coomi Kapoor. Gurugram : Penguin Random House India, 2016. xxvi, 389 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm 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. India Politics and government 22938 Reporters and reporting India Biography. 28158 GEN 15598 15598 0 0 ddc 0 0 GEN CLIITBBS CLIITBBS PR 2026-07-29 33 374.25 0 954.05 KAP/E 11537 2026-07-29 00:00:00 499.00 2026-07-29 GEN