Gender, Women and the Indian Emergency, 1975-1977 [Hardcover]

Introduction

Chapter 1

When a child suffers the mother suffers too: the Emergencys gendered narratives

Chapter 2

All the minorities are with us: Representing support for the Emergency

Chapter 3

My wife had to get sterilised: the gendered politics of population control under the Emergency

Chapter 4

We fought back, we retained our spaces: Women resisting the Emergency

Chapter 5

Here in the jail it is a lot of fun: Political prisoners in Maharashtra

Conclusion

Appendix

Bibliography

Indias State of Emergency (1975-1977) is one of the most controversial moments in the countrys history since independence.?Drawing on doctoral research and new data,?this?book documents the many ways in which women and gender were integral to the regimes articulation and implementation.

Indias State of Emergency (1975-1977) is one of the most controversial moments in the countrys history since independence. During this infamous 21-month period, Indira Gandhis government suspended constitutional rights, postponed elections, censored the press and arrested opposition, as well as instituting aggressive slum clearance and coercive sterilisation campaigns. Over the last 20 years, this period has received increasing scholarly attention. But the role that women played in shaping Emergency politics, their experiences of its repressive measures, and their roles in resisting them have not been considered in this scholarship.

Gender, Women and the Indian Emergency, 1975-1977