In 2007 Walk the Talk with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, veteran journalist Tully reflects on luck, journalism & his book ‘India's Unending Journey’. Tully passed away Sunday.
From shaping courtroom battles to mentoring future judges, the Adhivakta Parishad operates as the Sangh’s quiet legal force—visible in verdicts, absent on paper.
On 30 October 1979, political scientist PG Mavalankar delivered an address at the 14th AD Shroff Memorial Lecture in Bombay, outlining the roles and responsibilities of intellectuals in society.
During the discussion on 50 years of Emergency, journalist Bharat Bhushan said Indira Gandhi’s assertion that foreign powers were conspiring against her could be seen now too.
Congress’s fall in Bihar was a long process that began well before Emergency & Lalu’s political dominance, including caste realignments & rising regional forces.
RSS wanted to overthrow Indira Gandhi using whatever means it could, and later had no moral compunctions in flattering and pleading with the same “dictator” who imprisoned them.
In 1976, the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution not only added two words but also introduced changes in 40 Articles & the Seventh Schedule while adding 14 new Articles.
Sugata Srinivasaraju’s ‘The Conscience Network’ moves the needle on Emergency literature, telling the story of academically bright Indians who risked their American Dream to turn the focus on
India’s Emergency.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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