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George Fernandes, rebel who stood up against Emergency, dies
The Emergency marked a glorious episode in Fernandes’ six-decade long public lifeIn 1967 he trounced Congress veteran S.K. Patil from the Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency
2 min read29 Jan 2019Opinion: George Fernandes stared at adversity and did not blink
His successful challenge to authoritarianism was best captured in the famous photo of him in chains, hands raised high, when the opposition parties came together and dislodged Mrs Gandhi in 1977
4 min read29 Jan 2019Firebrand socialist George Fernandes dies at 88
Former defence minister George Fernandes was suffering from Alzheimer's diseasePM Modi said Fernandes was a visionary railway minister and a great defence minister who made India safe and strong
2 min read29 Jan 2019100 years of Osmania University, the hub of Telangana agitation
President Pranab Mukherjee attends 100th anniversary of Osmania University, the breeding ground for the idea of a separate Telangana
3 min read27 Apr 2017Narendra Modi says remember ‘emergency’ to fortify democratic framework
On the 113th birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan, Prime Minister terms Emergency in 1975 as the biggest blow to democracy
1 min read11 Oct 2015The Emergency, 40 years on
On the midnight of 25 June 1975, the Congress government led by Indira Gandhi declared Emergency. Over the next 21 months, India forfeited every kind of freedom. Forty years on, Mint looks back at the Emergency and its aftermath.
1 min read1 Aug 2015The Emergency, 40 years on
On the midnight of 25 June 1975, the Congress government led by Indira Gandhi declared Emergency. Over the next 21 months, India forfeited every kind of freedom. Forty years on, Mint looks back at the Emergency and its aftermath.
1 min read1 Aug 2015Forever 21
Like the Partition, the Emergency will remain one of the forces that shaped modern India
3 min read26 Jun 2015George Fernandes: Rebel without a pause
The socialist leader literally lit the fuse to become the unlikely poster boy of resistance against the Emergency
21 min read26 Jun 2015Popular Topics
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