Indian Emergency (1975–1977)

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The Indian Emergency (1975–1977) was a 21-month period of authoritarian rule in India marked by suspension of civil liberties, press censorship, and mass arrests under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

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Generate an image of the Indian Emergency (1975–1977) (The Indian Emergency (1975–1977) was a 21-month period of authoritarian rule in India marked by suspension of civil liberties, press censorship, and mass arrests under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political event
state of emergency
associatedWith Indian National Congress
Indira Gandhi government
linked to: Indira Gandhi
characterizedBy authoritarian rule
curtailment of fundamental rights
mass arrests of political opponents
press censorship
rule by decree
suspension of civil liberties
constitutionalBasis Article 352 of the Constitution of India
country India
declaredBy Indira Gandhi
describedAs dark period for Indian democracy
duration 21 months
endDate 1977-03-21
followedBy 1977 Indian general election
defeat of Indira Gandhi
formation of Janata Party government
historicalPeriodWithin post-independence India
impactOnConstitution 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India
impactOnJudiciary ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla decision
imposedCensorshipOn Indian press
involvedArrestsOf opposition leaders
student activists
trade unionists
keyFigure Sanjay Gandhi
ledTo strengthening of safeguards against future emergencies
legalInstrumentUsed Defense of India Rules
Maintenance of Internal Security Act
opposedBy Atal Bihari Vajpayee
George Fernandes
Janata Party
Jayaprakash Narayan
Morarji Desai
policyAssociatedWith family planning coercion
forced sterilization campaigns
slum clearance drives
positionOfDeclarer Prime Minister of India
region South Asia
resultedIn political repression
weakening of democratic institutions
widespread human rights violations
startDate 1975-06-25
timePeriod 20th century
triggerEvent Allahabad High Court verdict against Indira Gandhi
political instability and opposition protests

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Indira Gandhi notableEvent Indian Emergency (1975–1977)
Sanjay Gandhi movement Indian Emergency (1975–1977)
Sanjay Gandhi associatedWith Emergency-era government of India
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Saleem Sinai linkedTo Emergency in India
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Rohinton Mistry workFocusesOn Indian Emergency period
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Baby Kochamma supports Indian Emergency
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Jayaprakash Narayan imprisonedBy Government of India during the Emergency
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Total Revolution movement relatedTo Emergency in India
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Indian press experiencedCensorshipDuring Indian Emergency 1975–1977
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Maintenance of Internal Security Act usedDuring Indian Emergency of 1975–1977
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ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla decision period Indian Emergency (1975–1977)
44th Amendment to the Constitution of India relatedTo Emergency in India (1975–1977)
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Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 introducedDuring The Emergency (India, 1975–1977)
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H. R. Khanna era Indian Emergency (1975–1977)
Nayantara Sahgal subjectOfWriting Emergency in India
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Ishvar Darji themeAssociated Emergency in India
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Ishvar Darji politicalContext Indian Emergency
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Dina Dalal settingPeriod The Emergency in India
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