Tag: 1970s
The Period Of 1970s In India: Emergency, Decline In Indira Gandhi...
Arun KumarFifty years ago, on June 25, 1975, the Emergency imposed by the then prime minister, Indira Gandhi.When Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in 1975,...
The Indian Economy in the 1970s era
The year 1971 was marked with several ‘big victories’ – in politics, cricket and in war – all of which had long term implications for India. The national mood was buoyant, even if the country continued to struggle with endemic problems.Fifty years later, we look back at those times and evoke some of that mood. In a series of articles, leading writers recall and analyse key events and processes that left their mark on a young, struggling but hopeful nation.
