THE DRAMATIC DECADE : The Indira Gandhi Years

The 1970s reshaped Indian democracy more sharply than any decade since independence, and Pranab Mukherjee writes about it as someone present for much of it. His account weighs constitutional questions alongside political ones. The book works through the 1971 war that created Bangladesh, the Emergency years and the arrival of coalition politics, setting personal observation next to the documentary record. Mukherjee is more interested in how leadership and governance functioned under strain than in scoring points, and the analysis stays measured throughout. Readers get historical context that explains why the period still frames Indian political argument. What the book delivers: • Firsthand observation of a defining decade in Indian politics • Coverage of 1971, the Emergency and coalition-era politics • Constitutional and institutional questions treated seriously • A balanced narrative grounded in the documentary record A sound choice for history students, researchers and readers of South Asian politics, available in English at Boipoka.