‘The Emergency Diaries – Years that Forged a Leader’ released

     A new book, ‘The Emergency Diaries – Years that Forged a Leader’ published by BlueKraft was released by union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah in New Delhi on 25 June 2025.

The book delves into the compelling role that Shri Narendra Modi, then a young RSS Pracharak, played in the fight against Emergency.

Based on first person anecdotes from associates who worked with the young Modi, and using other archival material, the book is a first of its kind that creates new scholarship on the formative years of a young man who would give it his all in the fight against tyranny.

After the release of the book, PM Shri Narendra Modi in a number of posts on X said, “When the Emergency was imposed, I was a young RSS Pracharak. The anti-Emergency movement was a learning experience for me. It reaffirmed the vitality of preserving our democratic framework. At the same time, I got to learn so much from people across the political spectrum. I am glad that BlueKraft Digital Foundation has compiled some of those experiences in the form of a book, whose foreword has been penned by Shri HD Deve Gowda Ji, himself a stalwart of the anti-Emergency movement.”

“‘The Emergency Diaries’ chronicles my journey during the Emergency years. It brought back many memories from that time. I call upon all those who remember those dark days of the Emergency or those whose families suffered during that time to share their experiences on social media. It will create awareness among the youth of the shameful time from 1975 to 1977.”