The Emergency left behind a culture of self-censorship in our writers and artists

On June 25, 1975, India came under a period of internal emergency declared by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi — 21 months during which fundamental rights, including freedom of expression, were suspended. Press censorship was officially declared. While many newspapers accepted the governmental injunction of voluntary censorship, newspapers like The Statesman and The Indian Express defied the draconian measures.

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