Yerwada  

Is love possible without freedom? Does politics define the fine lines of a personal love relationship? These question arises when one reads the 18-month correspondence between Madhu Dandavate, a five-time Member of Parliament from the Rajapur constituency of Maharashtra and his wife Pramila, a political activist, who were imprisoned during the Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Lodged in separate jails — Madhu in Bangalore Central Jail and Pramila in Yerwada Central Jail – they wrote nearly 200 letters to each other during captivity. Let’s find out more about their story in this episode of India Untold with Sunita Iyer.

One of the convicts of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Perarivalan, is seeking information on Sanjay Dutt’s early release and questioned a letter given to the Yerwada central prison in 2015 by the actor to maintain his privacy.