JP in jail : an uncensored account
Material type: TextPublication details: Delhi Lotus collection 2006Description: 315 pISBN: 9788174364296Subject(s): India | Narayan, Jayaprakash, 1902-1979 | Politics and governmentDDC classification: 954.051092 Summary: When Indira Gandhi declared a state of Emergency in 1975, the people of India were deprived of their freedom and fundamental rights. The event remains a dark chapter in the history of the sub-continent. Jayaprakash Narayan, branded Enemy No.1 of the State, was arrested under MISA (Maintenance of Internal Security Act) and dispatched to Chandigarh s Emergency Jail . Faced with the State s brute force, individuals and institutions surrendered and the world s largest democracy was drifting towards dictatorship. JP, who had tirelessly toiled for the triumph of freedom, dared the might of Emergency dictatorship and fought to restore democracy in India. During JP s six-month confinement, India s Second Mahatma trans-formed defeat into triumph; the Delhi Durbar indulged in a series of intrigues to isolate and incapacitate him and reconciliation between Indira Gandhi and JP was sabotaged by a coterie wielding veto power . A riveting first-person, authentic and uncensored account by M.G. Devasahayam, who as District Magistrate and Inspector-General, Prisons, at the time, was in effect JP s custodian, and closely associated with him throughout his confinementItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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BK | Kannur University Central Library Stack | 954.051092 DEV/J (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 52682 |
When Indira Gandhi declared a state of Emergency in 1975, the people of India were deprived of their freedom and fundamental rights. The event remains a dark chapter in the history of the sub-continent. Jayaprakash Narayan, branded Enemy No.1 of the State, was arrested under MISA (Maintenance of Internal Security Act) and dispatched to Chandigarh s Emergency Jail . Faced with the State s brute force, individuals and institutions surrendered and the world s largest democracy was drifting towards dictatorship. JP, who had tirelessly toiled for the triumph of freedom, dared the might of Emergency dictatorship and fought to restore democracy in India. During JP s six-month confinement, India s Second Mahatma trans-formed defeat into triumph; the Delhi Durbar indulged in a series of intrigues to isolate and incapacitate him and reconciliation between Indira Gandhi and JP was sabotaged by a coterie wielding veto power . A riveting first-person, authentic and uncensored account by M.G. Devasahayam, who as District Magistrate and Inspector-General, Prisons, at the time, was in effect JP s custodian, and closely associated with him throughout his confinement
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