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The almost 19 months of National Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi between 1975 and 1977 have been seen by many analysts as the turning-point in the post-colonial history of India. It has also been identified as the period in which the civil rights movements developed a wider base and became more organised and consequently more visible.
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Kothari, S. (1989). The Human Rights Movement in India: Crisis and Challenges. In: Forsythe, D.P. (eds) Human Rights and Development. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19967-9_6
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