Emergency: Declared versus Undeclared
Om Birla, the speaker of Lok Sabha is mired in many controversies. When he started his 2nd term as Lok Sabha (Parliament) Speaker he read out a resolution against Emergency which…
Undeclared Emergency
Emergency by Rule Of Law And Law-Less Rule Of Undeclared Emergency…
(This is part-1 of a two-part article on Emergency, formal and Undeclared.) “People lost even right to life during Emergency” said Prime Minister Modi, in the 90th episode…
A Multiple Emergency
I think we are in the midst of an undeclared multiple emergency that is flattening all our familiar signposts in every sphere of public life.Mere refutation of the prolific lies…
Democracy in India: Some Reflections
A simple definition of democracy goes as, “Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people.” Baba Saheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, a dynamic thinker,…
Emergence Of The Emergency: The Reality Of Protests
It has been 45 years since the day when entire India was stunned due to a sudden declaration of emergency by the third prime minister of the country. On June…
A Nation in Tatters
August 15, 1947 is a memorable day in the history of the British Empire since from that day onwards the sun started setting on the British Empire and India received…
Negotiating With Undeclared Emergency
Last month, Hyderabad police registered a case against Prof. Kancha Ilaiah for writing an article in a Telugu daily, entitled ‘Is God not a democrat’? The article questioned inequality in…
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