Articles tagged under: Indira Gandhi

‘દિનકરભાઇનું નામ નહીં હોય ત્યાં સુધી ગુજરાતના ઉમેદવારોની યાદી નહીં નીકળે’

January 01, 2021
‘દિનકરભાઇનું નામ નહીં હોય ત્યાં સુધી ગુજરાતના ઉમેદવારોની યાદી નહીં નીકળે’

  અંદર બહાર ગુજરાત જપન પાઠક હમણાં ભારત મંથન કાર્યક્રમમાં બોલતા મેં એ વાતને સમાવી હતી કે આપણે ત્યાં લખવા કે સુવ્યવસ્થિત દસ્તાવેજીકરણ કરવા અંગે કેવી ઉદાસીનતા છે. પૂર્વ મુખ્યમંત્રી કેશુ...Read More

Vijay Sanghvi on Indira’s cash worries and Morarji’s demonetisation move

January 02, 2017
Vijay Sanghvi on Indira’s cash worries and Morarji’s demonetisation move

Japan K Pathak, Ahmedabad: Veteran political journalist Vijay Sanghvi who had been on the "Congress beat" for more than four decades in Delhi, in 2006 came with a book 'Congress - Indira to Sonia Gandhi'. In this book, Sanghvi mentioned an interesting reference to Indira Gandhi led Congress party's worries regarding parking of cash fund of her party and Morarji Desai's demonetisation move. The excerpt of Sanghvi's book is presented below: ......Rumours were floating in the capital that the Jan...Read More

Censor board clears film on Indira Gandhi’s assassination

August 08, 2016
Censor board clears film on Indira Gandhi’s assassination

Mumbai: Actress Soha Ali Khan and Vir Das starrer "31st October", based on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination, has been cleared by the censor board after several cuts and a four-month delay. Directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Shivaji Lotan Patil, the movie is based on the aftermath of Indira Gandhi's assassination. According to its producer Harry Sachdeva, many of the scenes depicting violence and bloodshed in the film had to be edited. "I took nine major ...Read More

PM recalls ”black night” of Emergency, says democracy is strength

June 26, 2016

New Delhi: Recalling the "black night" of Emergency imposed on this day 39 years back, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that democracy is the country's strength and said this commitment needs to be taken further. He said the "shining example of democratic powers of a common citizen" was seen during Emergency and "it should keep reminding the nation again and again. Modi spoke about the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on this day in 1975 as he addressed...Read More