LUCKNOW, July 22 -- This year marks 50 years of Emergency that was set in motion by the then Indira Gandhi government on June 25, 1975, and was withdrawn on March 21, 1977. Its imposition gave Indira Gandhi to rule by decree and entailed curbing of civil-liberties to a great extent.

Thousands--largely politicians and students--were sent to jail across the country including Uttar Pradesh. Suresh Trivedi was one such person. He recollects his activities and life in those times.

Suresh Trivedi, now 70, was a Loktantra Senani-a term often used to identify, acknowledge and honour those who were arrested and detained under emergency laws like the MISA (Maintenance of Internal Security Act) or the DIR (Detention in India Rules) for their polit...