Summary: Historians of modern Indian history enjoy recounting how, despite its many problems, the nation of India is above all else the world's largest democracy. In 1975 this was put to the ultimate test under the leadership of Indira Gandhi. This episode recounts how The Emergency unfolded and the great toll it took on Indian society which would see its repercussions for the following decades. To understand India today and the context of the next set of episodes, you have to understand the Emergency of 1975.
