{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"ThePrint","slug":"theprint","podcastDescription":"ThePrint.in is a news, analysis, opinion & knowledge media company that sharply focuses on politics, policy, government and governance. \nStart your mornings with our journalists who bring you the big story of the day in ThePrintAM.\nThePrintPod offers you our special reports and opinions for when you‘re on the go.\nEnd your day with our most popular show ‘Cut The Clutter’ by Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.\nBut that’s not all. We also have Pure Science, National Interest, ThePrint Uninterrupted, Global Print, Politically Correct and PoliTricks.","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6605620/Podcast_A.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/6605620/Podcast_A_1200x628.jpg?s=ecc915b5393434bbcd610d5cff09e4a9&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://theprint.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/theprint/feed.xml","theme":"podisc","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-gy6jm-64cb34?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":57,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT+05:30","useDaylightTime":0,"value":5.5,"text":"(GMT+05:30) Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":null},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":8064,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"ThePrint","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-gy6jm-64cb34-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/theprint/id1488735954","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-gy6jm-64cb34?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/1JwHDT9CDPp7H16RSQW9pb","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null},{"name":"Amazon Music","link":"https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/0623249d-dfd7-4048-a25c-94b9dc894291/THEPRINT","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/AmazonMusic.png","title":null},{"name":"Pandora","link":"https://amp.pandora.com/curator/theprint/podcasts","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/pandora.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"EB Garamond"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"PT Sans"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#c73a3a"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"BackgroundImage","val":"/assets/podisc-banner-light.jpg"},{"id":"BackgroundImageForMobile","val":"/assets/podisc-mobile-banner-light.jpg"}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImage","val":"/assets/podisc-banner-light.jpg"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImageForMobile","val":"/assets/podisc-mobile-banner-light.jpg"}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"list"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"hide"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/DE7DqPulOukR","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-dOpVd2tzpuob","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer1"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2019 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://theprint.podbean.com","apiCommonParams":{"t":"685fa983","clientSignature":"3aaf25667ba96737bf46bab047262827","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[{"id":"4ek87wjuxss3","userLink":"https://www.podbean.com/user-18GJbmCaAuDq","userImage":"//pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20903877/ACg8ocJBfC0aOFLVCFYHT8-OKtCHiD-Tv9cNcvVjQYFLaBS46cqOBw=s96-c.png","isVip":false,"nickName":"vinay kumar","content":"Would have been interesting if Mariwala himself was speaking or reading his article. The emotions and the spirit would have been different. If you wanted someone else to read you could have used a mechanical system instead.","hasParentComment":"","parentCommentLink":null,"parentCommentNickName":null,"parentCommentContent":null,"hasEpisode":true,"episodeLink":"https://theprint.podbean.com/e/theprintpod-emergency-showed-extent-of-executive-power-50-years-on-it-s-still-embedded-in-constitution/","episodeTitle":"ThePrintPod: Emergency showed extent of executive power. 50 years on, it’s still embedded in Constitution","createTime":"2 days ago","commentTimestamp":1750867651,"likedCount":0,"replyCount":0,"parentCommentId":"","replyCommentId":null,"encryptedUserId":"18GJbmCaAuDq"}],"commentsTotalCount":1,"commentsTotalPage":1,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb26120766-ymuh2","episode":{"id":"pb26120766","idTag":"ymuh2","title":"ThePrintPod: Emergency showed extent of executive power. 50 years on, it’s still embedded in Constitution","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6605620/PPOD_200625_300x300.jpeg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/ep-logo/pbblog6605620/PPOD_200625_1200x628.jpg?s=bc235bcc1014dce947d372c42bf35aa4&e=jpeg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6605620/PPOD_200625.jpeg","previewContent":null,"content":"

Indira Gandhi did not need to introduce new laws to give the Emergency teeth; such provisions already existed.

","publishTimestamp":1750864765,"duration":650,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/h5h8vjz6nfadrwfr/Vibhav_Mariwala_pod6rfz7.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-ymuh2-18e923e","likedCount":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ymuh2-18e923e","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/theprintpod-emergency-showed-extent-of-executive-power-50-years-on-it-s-still-embedded-in-constitution/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ymuh2-18e923e?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":0,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ymuh2-18e923e","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Ftheprint.podbean.com%252Fe%252Ftheprintpod-emergency-showed-extent-of-executive-power-50-years-on-it-s-still-embedded-in-constitution%252F&rts=20abf5da09106d02edaa4252e8aaec83e2b23797","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0},"episode":{"id":"pb26120766","idTag":"ymuh2","title":"ThePrintPod: Emergency showed extent of executive power. 50 years on, it’s still embedded in Constitution","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6605620/PPOD_200625_300x300.jpeg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/ep-logo/pbblog6605620/PPOD_200625_1200x628.jpg?s=bc235bcc1014dce947d372c42bf35aa4&e=jpeg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6605620/PPOD_200625.jpeg","previewContent":null,"content":"