The Malayalam-language autobiographical diary by political activist R. C. Unnithan, penned while the author was imprisoned as a political prisoner during the Emergency under MISA for sixteen months at Poojappura state prison in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, gives a personal account of his travails during the dark days of Indian democracy. The Tamil-language novel Karisal (Black Soil) by Ponneelan deals with the socio-political changes during the period. The Tamil-language novel Ashwamedam by Ramachandra Vaidyanath deals with the political movements during the period. In the 2001 book Life of Pi by Canadian author Yann Martel, Pi's father decides to sell his zoo and move his family to Canada around the time of the Emergency. The graphic novel Delhi Calm, by Vishwajyoti Ghosh, was published in 2010, that narrates the events of the Emergency. Film Gulzar's Aandhi (1975) was banned, because the film was supposedly based on Indira Gandhi. Amrit Nahata's film Kissa Kursi Ka (1977) a bold spoof on the Emergency, where Shabana Azmi plays 'Janata' (the public) a mute, dumb protagonist, was subsequently banned and reportedly, all its prints were burned by Sanjay Gandhi and his associates at his Maruti factory in Gurgaon. Yamagola a 1977 Telugu film (Hindi re-make Lok Parlok) spoofs the emergency issues. I. S. Johar's 1978 Bollywood Film Nasbandi is sarcasm on the sterilisation drive of the Government of India, where each one of the characters is trying to find sterilization cases. The film was banned after its release due to its portrayal of the Indira Gandhi government. Although Satyajit Ray's 1980 film Hirak Rajar Deshe was a children's comedy, it was a satire on the Emergency where the ruler forcefully mind washes the poor people. The 1985 Malayalam film Yathra directed by Balu Mahendra has the human rights violations by the police during the Emergency as its main plotline. 1988 Malayalam film Piravi is about a father searching for his son Rajan, who had been arrested by the police (and allegedly killed in custody). The 2005 Hindi film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi is set against the backdrop of the Emergency. The film, directed by Sudhir Mishra, also tries to portray the growth of the Naxalite movement during the Emergency era. The movie tells the story of three youngsters in the 1970s when India was undergoing massive social and political changes. The 2012 Marathi film Shala discusses the issues related to the Emergency. Midnight's Children, a 2012 adaptation of