The book delves into the compelling role that Narendra Modi, then a young RSS Pracharak, played in the fight against the Emergency 50 years ago.

Today, when the ruling BJP is commemorating 50 years of the Emergency imposed by the then Congress( Indira) chief and late PM Indira Gandhi on June 25, 1975, this book was released.

Soon after it was made public today, it went viral on social media platforms. Most Netizens who had witnessed the “ black days of emergency when scores were put behind bars” reviewed in their own way. Most senior citizens were critical of the Congress Party.

Based on first-person anecdotes from associates who worked with young Modi, and using other archival material, the book is the 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.

Emergency Diaries curated by Bluekraft Digital Foundation - paints a vivid picture of Narendra Modi fighting for the ideals of democracy and how he has worked all his life to preserve and promote it.

This book is a tribute to the grit and resolve of those who refused to be silenced, and it offers a rare glimpse into the early trials that forged one of the most transformative leaders of our time.

“The Emergency Diaries chronicles my journey during the Emergency years. It brought back many memories from that time,” Modi wrote on X.

"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,” he said.

In another post, Modi recalled that he was an RSS pracharak when the Emergency was imposed.

“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,” he wrote.

Former prime minister Deve Gowda, whom Modi called a stalwart of the anti-Emergency movement, penned the foreword of the book.

BlueKraft, the publisher, said the book delves into the compelling role that Modi had played in the fight against the Emergency.

“Based on first-person anecdotes from associates who worked with 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,” it said.

The publisher further claimed that the book paints a vivid picture of Modi fighting for the ideals of democracy and how he has worked all his life to preserve and promote them.