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Father Benny Aguiar delves into his memory to write about the period when Indira Gandhi dominated the Indian politics. Indira became the Prime Minister of India in 1966 and remained so, barring the priod 1977-79, till her assasination in 1984. She had a colossal presence and the history of India of this period got closely interwoven with her story.
It is in this sence that the book is important. It is not a historical record of events, which many other books have already done. Father Aguiar recounts from his experienes of the period to produce an emotional history that helps understand the situation as its existed then. It is a close brush with reality and tries to make an assessment about the various feelings that shaped Indira`s decision-making.
About Author :
Besides studies in philosophy and theology, Beeny Aguiar graduated in Economics from ST. Xavier`s College, Bombay (now Mumbair) and in Education from St. Xavier`s Institute of Education, Bombay. After a short stint of teaching English and History, he was appointed Assistant Editor and later, in 19961, as Editor of the 154-year-old Catholic weekly, The Examiner of Bombay. From 1967 to 2000, he was Indian correspondent for the international Catholic weekly, The Talbet of London. In 1994, he served as the Editor of the Indian Currents, Delhi.
Contents :
Preface
Acknowledgement
In a Great Tradition
A Difficult Start
Congress: The Cracked Monolith
Polarisation
Democracy Still Alive
More than Teething Troubles: United Front Falls Apart
Divisive Forces and Gloom
Regionalism and Language
Population Control and Poverty Alleviation
India`s Fourth Presidential Election
The Split in the Congress
India After the Split
Indira gets Mandate
The Unmaking of Pakistan
The Great Exodus
The Liberation Army
The Birth of Bangladesh
Magnanimous in Victory
Restored Monolith
Twenty-Five Years of Independence
The Battle for the Colleges in Kerala
Ominous Portents
Indira`s Worries
The JP Movement
The Allahabad High Court Bombshell
The Emergency
Forced Sterilisation
Remaking the Constitution
Indira Springs a Surprise
A Monumental Blunder
Democracy Back on Track
Janata on the Decline
Janata`s Fall
Indira Returns
1980, Indira`s Bid on Healing Touch
Shades of the Emergency
Indira and the Pope`s Rosary
Blood Bath in Assam
Hindus on the March
Another Monumental Blunder
The Final Tragedy
Things fall Apart
Bibliography.ISBN - 9788189766115
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Pages : 232
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