Papers on Indira Gandhi's election victories, her political and economic policies, and the Emergency. It includes newspaper clippings from Swarajya Weekly and The Hindu, along with writings detailing K. Santhanam's criticisms of the Indira Gandhi governments regarding the nationalization of major banks and general insurance, the abolition of privy purses, the dissolution of the Lok Sabha in 1970, and the alliance with the DMK in 1971. Also holds K. Santhanam's press statements and letters to newspaper editors on the need to revoke the emergency (June-July 1975) and his pamphlet Emergency, Discipline and Democracy (September 1975). Additionally, it features articles on amending the constitution and threats to democracy during the Emergency, S.K. Patil's letter to members of Parliament (July 3, 1975), an open letter to Indira Gandhi by an advocate, and a court judgement (September 1, 1975). Further contents include K. Santhanam's interview published in Himmat (16-7-1976), his article, 'How to protect democracy?' (1977) and K.S. Ramanujam's, 'Rise and Fall of Mrs. Indira Gandhi & Mr. Karunanidhi' (1978). There is also correspondence between K. Santhanam and V.M. Tarkunde, J.B. Kripalani, M.R. Masani, V.B. Karnik, P.G. Mavalankar, Khushwant Singh, and Rajmohan Gandhi, as well as a copy of a letter (1967) sent from M.O. Mathai, Nehru's private secretary, to Padmaja Naidu about Indira Gandhi.
Indira Gandhi; Emergency; Nationalisation; Constitutional Amendments; Bank Nationalization; General Insurance Generalization; Privy Purses Abolition; Dissolving Lok Sabha; DMK; M.O Mathai; Padmaja Naidu; Emergency; Discipline and Democracy; Constitional Amendment; S.K. Patil; Parliament; Bhanudas Krishna Gawde; K.G. Paranjpe; Conditions of Detention; Himmat; K. S. Ramanujam; Karunanidhi; Opposition to Emergency; V.M. Tarkunde; J.B. Kripalani; M.R. Masani; V.B. Karnic; P.G. Mavalankar; Khuswant Singh; Rajmohan Gandhi; Hindu; Swarajya Weekly
Materials on national integration and unity, including papers from the Ministry of Education & Youth Services relating to combating communal tensions and promoting national integration in universities through National Integration Samitis (1970). It also comprises writings on the obstacles to national integration, the means to achieve it, and the political forces involved in achieving national unity, along with K. Santhanam's article 'Cultural Development and Integration of India', published in Swarajya Weekly (28-9-1974).
National Integration; Unity; Ministry of Education & Youth Services; communalism; Universities; National Integration Samiti; Cultural Development; Swarajya Weekly; Cultural Development and Integration of India
