This emergency ended on 21 March 1977.
Emergency: A dark chapter in the history of India.
(The Terrible Story Of An Actress Snehalatha Reddy Who Was Tortured Till Death).
On the night of 25th June 1975, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency,
This emergency ended on 21 March 1977.
Thousands of column inches have been dedicated to articulating the horrors of Emergency, and the lessons it holds for future generations.
She was known for her works in Kannada cinema,Kannada theatre and Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre
Considering their affiliation to Lohia’s principles,both Sneha and Pattabhi spoke out against
George Fernandes was then a young trade union leader and was at the forefront of the underground movement.
Actress Snehalatha Reddy whose fault was nothing. But it cost her dearly to befriend a politician
Picked up by the police on May 2, 1976, she was booked under the draconian MISA (Maintenance of Internal Security Act).
At a time when all fundamental rights were suspended, She was held without trial for eight months in
The atrocities against Snehalatha Reddy have been
It is written in the book that when the actress was jailed,she was in a cell in which only one person could live. In that cell there was a hole in d corner at the place of the urinal and at the other end there was a wrought
Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani, who were lodged in a cell next to them in jail, later told that during their
Despite the horrors of prison, never did Snehalatha let her spirit waver. She fought for prisoner rights, seeking an end to the horrible beatings women
While in jail, Snehalatha Reddy had maintained a diary which was published by the Karnataka Human Rights Committee in 1977 in a compilation titled A Prison Diary.
Snehalatha writes:
“As soon as a woman comes in,
(Source: The Concerned For Working Children, Nandana Reddy)
