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- Collection: Media and Emergency: Oral Histories
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Surendra Nihal Singh interview with Kai Friese
Surendra Nihal Singh recalls his time in the Statesman and Indian Express both before and during the Emergency
Rashmi Saksena interview with Kai Friese
Rashmi Saksena talks of the Emergency from the perspective of being one of the few women working in journalism at the time.
Coomi Kapoor interview with Kai Friese
Coomi Kapoor talks of the daily newspaper Motherland and the Jan Sangh during the Emergency
Virendra Kapoor interview with Kai Friese
Virender Kapoor gives an emotional account of the Emergency and his incarceration during the period
Sanjoy Hazarika interview with Kai Friese
Hazarika talks of his time with Himmat in Bombay and journalism in small presses that were able to resist and survive the injunctions of the government.
Uma Vasudev interview with Kai Friese
Uma Vasudev speaks of the Emergency from her vantage point as somebody acquainted with the Gandhi family. She also recalls the early days of India Today
Shashi Shekhar Singh interview with Kai Friese
Shashi Shekhar Singh recollects JNU politics during the time of the Emergency and his arrest for protesting the Emergency
Sopan Joshi on Prabhash Joshi interview with Kai Friese
Sopan Joshi talks about his father Prabhash Joshi and journalism in the Indian Express and Jansatta. He also speaks of the resistance of the Gandhians and the JP movement
HK Dua interview with Kai Friese
H K Dua details the workings of the UNI during the Emergency. He also recalls the post Emergency period and the media's interaction with Rajiv Gandhi on the defamation bill.