Ravi Visvesvaraya Sharada Prasad
The author, an alumnus of Carnegie Mellon and Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, is a technology consultant and defence analyst. The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author
How Morarji Desai Became Prime Minister in 1977
On the 45th anniversary of the first non-Congress government, Ravi Visvesvaraya Sharada Prasad describes the political intrigue, deals and treacheries of March 1977 that saw Morarji Desai become prime minister, outwitting Jagjivan Ram, Charan Singh and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, each of whom had more MPs supporting them
24 April 2022
How Our Leaders Failed to Save Gandhi from Godse’s Bullets
A tragedy of errors and apathy led to the assassination of the father of the nation on January 30, 1948
30 January 2022
Why Did Indira Gandhi Call for Elections in January 1977?
The author, whose father HY Sharada Prasad was Information advisor to Indira Gandhi, examines the likely reasons why she relaxed the Emergency and called for elections
23 January 2022
14 Days to the Darkest Phase of Indian Democracy
A peek into the crucial events from June 12 to June 26 of 1975, the day Emergency came into force
15 June 2021
How Morarji Desai outwitted Jagjivan Ram and Charan Singh
Looking back at the intriguing political deliberations of late March 1977 that saw the rise of the first non-Congress government at the Centre
22 March 2021
Was Emergency Inevitable?
Indira Gandhi was planning it from January 1975, long before the Allahabad High Court judgment
19 June 2020
Why Savarkar had to be saved
Patel and Morarji wanted to avoid communal violence and political instability at all costs
22 May 2020
Authors
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals
Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is a member of Rajya Sabha and the author of several books, including Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and Member, Board of Governors, India Foundation
Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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