“Thinking Freedom in Prison: Indira Gandhi’s Emergency, 1975-77” lecture by Gyan Prakash
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- South Asian Studies
On June 25, 1975, Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency in India, suspending constitutional rights and rounding up her political opponents in midnight raids. In the twenty-one harrowing months that followed, her regime unleashed a brutal campaign of coercion and intimidation.
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room