About the Book: Indias First Dictatorship: The Emergency
The best and most comprehensive book on the Emergency.-Business Standard In
June 1975 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed a state of emergency, resulting
in a 21-month suspension of democracy across India. Christophe Jaffrelot and
Pratinav Anil explore this black page in Indias history, a constitutional
dictatorship of unequal impact, with South India largely spared thanks to the
resilience of Indian federalism. This book focuses on Mrs Gandhi and her son,
Sanjay, who was largely responsible for the mass sterilization programmes and
deportation of urban slum-dwellers. However, it equally exposes the facilitation
of authoritarian rule by Congressmen, Communists, trade