Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in 1975 after her election was voided. Civil liberties were suspended, opposition jailed, and protests crushed. It ended in 1977 with her electoral defeat.

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of June 25, the day in 1975 when, setting aside all norms, the Emergency was imposed, it may be worthwhile to recapitulate the events in the fortnight preceding that ...