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Emergency: What it meant

Amiya Rao, B G Rao — 2015-06-28T22:46:17Z

Not a leaf stirs in my kingdom without my leave. See how quiet my people sit. —Atahuallpa the Inca
To those whose only preoccupation in life is to survive, June 26, 1975 was like any other day in oppressive June—the sun cruel, the wind searching, the dust blinding. But to some at least of those who heard the Prime Minister on the radio that morning, had no paper to read before they went to work, and learnt about the midnight arrests only by way of rumour, June 26 looked ominous, (…)

- 2015

Emergency: What it meant

Amiya Rao, B G Rao — 2012-06-27T10:08:43Z

[(Lest We Forget
Thirtyseven years ago on June 26, 1975, Emergency was proclaimed throughout the country as the ruling leadership bared its fangs nakedly displaying its dictatorial proclivities. We present here write-ups and poems that bring back the nightmare of those dark days when our freedom was sought to be snatched away and our voice throttled. —Editor)]
Not a leaf stirs in my kingdom without my leave. See how quiet my people sit. —Atahuallpa the Inca
To those whose only (…)

- 2012

Emergency: What it meant

Amiya Rao, B G Rao — 2009-07-02T11:26:01Z

Lest We Forget
Thirtyfour years ago on June 26, 1975, Emergency was proclaimed throughout the country as the ruling leadership bared its fangs nakedly displaying its dictatorial proclivities. We present here write-ups and poems that bring back the nightmare of those dark days when our freedom was sought to be snatched away and our voice throttled. —Editor
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Not a leaf stirs in my kingdom without my leave. See how quiet my people sit.
—Atahuallpa the Inca
To those whose only (…)

- June 2009

Emergency: What it meant

Amiya Rao, B G Rao — 2008-06-30T14:37:39Z

[(Lest We Forget Thirtythree years ago on June 26, 1975, Emergency was proclaimed throughout the country as the ruling leadership bared its fangs nakedly displaying its dictatorial proclivities. We present here write-ups and poems that bring back the nightmare of those dark days when our freedom was sought to be snatched away and our voice throttled. —Editor)]
Not a leaf stirs in my kingdom without my leave. See how quiet my people sit. —Atahuallpa the Inca
To those whose only (…)

- June 28, 2008