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Prakash Shah interview with Sopan Joshi
Prakash Shah is a Gandhian scholar and journalist in Ahmedabad, from where he brings out a reputed Gujarati journal called Nireekshak. He was active during the Navnirman Andolan in Gujarat in the early 1970s, and in several socio-political efforts…
Shravan Garg interview with Sopan Joshi
In the early 1970s, Shravan Garg was part of a small group of journalists who were close associates of Gandhian leader Jaiprakash Narayan. He worked for several Gandhian publications, was part of the team that was involved in the surrender of a group…
Jug Suraiya interview with Farah Yameen
Jug Suraiya remembers state censorship and how the censor completely missed irony which is how journalists like him slipped in satirical pieces.
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.
Jawid Laiq interview with Farah Yameen
Jawid Laiq remembers the Emergency and the mood in the small towns of India just before the 1977 election that threw Indra Gandhi out of power
Virendra Kapoor interview with Kai Friese
Virender Kapoor gives an emotional account of the Emergency and his incarceration during the period
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.
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
Prem Shankar Jha interview with Kai Friese
Prem Shankar Jha talks about working in the Times of India and the awkwardness of working with a paper that supported the Emergency.