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Topic: Emergency

1978 toy gun hijack to 2026 AI summit protest: Evolution of Youth Congress, from Sanjay’s era to Rahul’s

During Indira’s time, Youth Congress was a ‘safety valve’ against growing popular dissent. Sanjay then turned it into feeder cadre for Congress. It’s now struggling to rebrand itself.

‘Was destined to be here’—Mark Tully on India, the ‘many ways to god’ & being banned during Emergency

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 Ram Janmabhoomi to Ram Setu: RSS legal arm Adhivakta Parishad is everywhere, but nowhere

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.

If there are many intellectuals in society, we should be nervous: PG Mavalankar

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.

The Tale of Pratap: What if northern India’s ‘most defiant’ newspaper existed today

The newspaper began its journey in Lahore in 1919, just two weeks before the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, originally as an Urdu publication. 

Did the Emergency give freedom to Dalits? Book offers new perspective 50 years on

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.

From pre-Emergency to post-Lalu era, the story of Congress’s irreversible decline in Bihar

Congress’s fall in Bihar was a long process that began well before Emergency & Lalu’s political dominance, including caste realignments & rising regional forces.

“Villain Indira” vs “hero RSS” binary is Sangh Parivar myth. Truth is more complicated

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.

Not just ‘socialist, secular’, a lot more from Emergency-era 42nd Amendment still part of Constitution

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.

Karnataka govt should prioritise policy on bike taxi issue, not politics

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

On Camera

Where did Ramayana spend Rs 4000 cr budget? Ranbir Kapoor’s de-ageing or copycat rakshasas

The VFX effects are what you’d expect from a run-of-the-mill video game or a mediocre fantasy show. But a film that supposedly cost thousands of crores? The audience deserves more.

RBI trading ban rocks $149 billion-a-day offshore rupee market

The central bank has rolled out some of its toughest measures in more than a decade to curb speculation & support the currency, which has been setting successive record lows this year.

India sharpens foreign media outreach in post Op Sindoor world, new strategy in play

Three-day conflict between India and Pakistan underscored the growing importance of information warfare as a critical domain alongside conventional military operations.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.