In love with chains

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Once upon a time, there lived a creature called press who was young, spirited, fearless, and often wild. Press was so brazen and ready to call spade a spade that it became a cause of concern for the government. When the government had something to hide, it had to muzzle the press, lest it cry foul. In India such a period came during Emergency in June 1975 when began the worst nightmare for newspapers and magazines in the country. Censorship was imposed. While some intrepid journalists dared the Indira Gandhi regime, many meekly surrendered. As a prominent leader said, the press was asked to bow; it started crawling.

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