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...Guha moves on to the next, more ambiguous lot, led by Nehru's daughter Indira Gandhi. Militarily astute, she led India to a thumping victory over archrival Pakistan in a 1971 war. But she also weakened the state by appointing sycophants to high positions, and by displaying an authoritarian streak that culminated in 1975, when democracy was suspended and a state of emergency declared. The ensuing period of authoritarian rule, and resistance to it, led by figures like Narayan, is the crux of Guha's book. In 1977 new elections were called, Gandhi's party was thrashed, and Indian democracy...
...loss to Yale in the 2006 edition of The Game, which snapped a five-game winning streak against the Bulldogs, Harvard’s offense was about as dry as the pre-game tailgate...
...sweep against nonconference opponent Endicott put the Crimson back on track, and Harvard continued its season with a four-match winning streak, including a 3-2 comeback victory against NYU in which the Crimson overcame an 11-5 deficit in the final game...
...after the shock of the Penn decision, the Crimson turned up the heat, burning the Bulldogs, 3-2, in a must-win contest that snapped a two-game losing streak...
...Crimson continued its winning streak when it faced Cornell, with Altchek scoring on a header in overtime to win, 1-0, and crushed No. 14 Brown, 6-2. Princeton proved to be no match for Harvard either, as the Crimson notched a 2-1 victory...