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EPISODE · Aug 3, 2024 · 23 MIN

Episode 88: 1975 - Emergency in India

from The Y in History · host Ajay Kaul

In 1975, the Allahabad High Court finds Prime Minister Indira Gandhi guilty of electoral malpractices during the 1971 election and rules that she needs to step down as Prime Minister. This triggers a series of events that culminate in the imposition of Emergency in India - a period when all civil liberties of common citizens, are taken away by the government.

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