Gopi Adusumilli 
Nitin Gadkari tells Shekhar Suman he scored 52 percent in metric due to the Emergency #NitinGadkari #ShekharSuman #theEmergency #socialnewsxyz
Taylor DrewIt took two weeks, but I finally got over the heartbreak of losing my initial #BookReview, and found the time between frantic translating, to write a long form review of #TheEmergency. The book info is far more lacking because I have the memory of a goldfish when it comes to plot details, but I think it's better going into this if less when you can.
Don't pick this one up if you aren't in a good headspace for it though. It's hard and it deals with discrimination and all the nasty bits that come with empire and its collapse. Make sure you can emotionally tolerate the anxiety and upsetting themes.
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDOn #ThisDayInHistory in 1976, the government of #India forcibly sterilized 800 #Muslim men in #Uttawar. This took place in the context of #IndiraGandhi's dictatorial rule during #TheEmergency of '75-'77. Her son, #SanjayGandhi, pushed mass #vasectomy onto 8 million men by force.
a fading echo@lproven the resurgent evil in the East is still interesting in LOTR, but I'm getting Verner Vinge universe flashes at present.
शून्यताDemocracy, beloved husband of Truth, loving father of Liberty, brother of Faith, Hope and Justice, expired on June 26. (t o i) #Anno1975 #India #TheEmergency
Ramesh Gupta#India had a brief period between 1975-1977 when #IndiraGandhi imposed #TheEmergency to rule by decree, allowed elections to be cancelled, and civil liberties to be suspended ➡️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emergency_(India)
India is now the largest #democracy in the world.
Unfortunately, it is once again teetering on the brink of #authoritarianism, just like most other countries in the world under #reactionary #FarRight #conservative governments
UCD ArchivesOur latest post on the @ucdlibrary Cultural Heritage blog borrows the title of Carolle J. Carter’s book to tell the story of the arrest of a Nazi German spy who lived in Ireland for a year and a half before being caught.
##IrishHistory #WWII #TheEmergency
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2023/09/07/the-shamrock-and-the-swastika/
JeThis year crushed me from beginning to end, but it was a good #writing year. Here is my #yearend #publication thread:
>https://www.storymagazine.org/big-bird/
>https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a39075611/sheila-heti-pure-colour-review/
>https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2022/09/introduction-classic-books/671365/
>https://lithub.com/the-rich-and-secret-life-of-a-writer-of-reading-guides/
>Also had the great pleasure of writing the publisher's reading guides to Ed Yong's #AnImmenseWorld and Thomas Fisher's #TheEmergency. (Please go read these if you haven't already.)