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TopicSanjay Gandhi

Topic: Sanjay Gandhi

Revisiting Emergency 50 years on: The 10 architects behind Indira Gandhi’s crackdown & their legacies

Some continued to wield political power even after the Emergency, others had their children enter politics & there are even those who retreated into the political wilderness.

Congress bulldozed centuries-old homes to beautify Delhi in 1976. It was never reported

'An Education for Rita' is the story of a remarkable transformation, of grit and perseverance, and of courage.

This chef had a Maharashtrian menu set for the Gandhi family. But Sanjay wanted Chinese

In ‘Sweets and Bittersr’, Satish Arora recounts his time from his family kitchen to becoming the world’s youngest executive chef of Taj Mahal Hotel and then revamping Air India’s on air meals.

RSS praised Sanjay Gandhi. A Pune Marathi newspaper even brought out an edition for him

In 'How Prime Ministers Decide', Neerja Chowdhury talks about the implicit support that Indira Gandhi received from the RSS.

Nasbandi to Aandhi—how Bollywood movies captured the worst of Emergency era

Even before Emergency was announced 48 years ago, Bollywood captured the build-up of popular disquiet in movies like Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, Mere Apne, Namak Haraam.

What caused Giani Zail Singh’s frayed ties with Rajiv Gandhi? Fault lines developed over time

In 'The Indian President', K.C Singh gives a detailed insider account of the Zail Singh years.

‘Mediocre loner’ to Emergency bad boy, Sanjay Gandhi is the big ‘what if’ in Indian politics

Entitled and 'outstandingly mediocre,' Sanjay didn’t have the makings of an ideal political successor. But there are perks to being your mother’s favourite.

For displaced residents of old Delhi’s Turkman Gate, Jahangirpuri is flashback to 1976 horror

On 19 April 1976, Indira Gandhi govt-ordered demolition drive razed buildings & shops, and as many people ran to protect their homes, the police opened fire.

Sanjay Gandhi, Madhavrao Scindia, YSR — some prominent Indians who died in air crashes

Before helicopter carrying Gen. Bipin Rawat crashed, many high-profile politicians & prominent personalities have been in similar accidents. While some survived, most perished.

Emergency-era censorship affected films so badly that even a spot of blood was cut out

Kishore Kumar's songs were taken off AIR. Stars such as Dev Anand were harassed. Even Raj Kapoor and Satyajit Ray were given advice on film-making.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.