Archive · 22 Aug 2025
US Protests Against India's 1975 Emergency
In 1975, India's leader, Indira Gandhi, declared an Emergency, limiting people's freedoms.
Some Indian people living in America didn't agree with this and started protesting.
They held demonstrations, like one in New York, using an effigy of Gandhi.
This dummy was meant to show that the protesters wanted the release of political prisoners.
These activists formed a network and tried many things, such as spreading information in the US media and collecting money for Indian politicians who were imprisoned.
They believed their actions would encourage the Indian government to end the Emergency and hold free elections.
Indians for Democracy protested Indira Gandhi's Emergency declaration in 1975.
Protests included demonstrations in New York with an effigy of Indira Gandhi.
The effigy depicted Gandhi holding the heads of her cabinet ministers.
The protests aimed to demand the release of detained Indian politicians.
The book 'The Conscience Network' chronicles the resistance movement.
- Who
- Members of Indians for Democracy and various Indian individuals based in the US.
- What
- Protests against the Emergency declared in India in 1975 and the international pressure it generated.
- When
- 1975
- Where
- New York City and other cities in the US
- Why
- To protest the declaration of Emergency by Indira Gandhi and demand the release of detained Indian politicians.
Those Opposing Emergency
Supporters of the Emergency
Nature of the Emergency
Those Opposing Emergency
The Emergency was a dictatorial move, suppressing freedoms.
Supporters of the Emergency
Not available
- Event
- Protests against Emergency
- Location of Protest
- New York City
- Organization
- Indians for Democracy
- Key Figure Protested
- Indira Gandhi
- Key Demand
- Release of Detained Politicians
- Book Title
- The Conscience Network
- Author
- Sugata Srinivasaraju