Written by : Saurav Datta
The repugnant Section 66A of India’s Information Technology Act

Hush — slander is a criminal offence in India
In India, folks with brittle egos and skeletons stacked up in their closets, can and will wield the law to clam your mouth shut, and even have you put in jail, writes Saurav Datta.India’s Supreme Court breaks police stranglehold on theatre
Dramatic performances cannot be policed and subjected to pre-censorship, writes Saurav DattaIndia: Religious electioneering damages secular fabric
India's elections have been awash in campaigning that appeal to voters in religion or by instigating polarisation among different religious and ethnic communities. Saurav Datta reportsWhy it is open season for hate speech in India’s elections

Expose crony capitalism and be censored in India

India’s Supreme Court junks the Hicklin Test, but there’s little cause for cheer
India's Supreme Court’s reliance on “redeeming social value” and “community standards” provides cause for consternation, writes Saurav DattaHindu supremacists stall play in India
Religious bigotry and the government's abdication of responsibility jointly endanger free speech, writes Saurav DattaCheering for the Pakistan cricket team is dangerous in democratic India

India’s media doesn’t dare violate the “Modi-fied” code of silence

“The Hindus” are anything but “law-abiding citizens”

Delhi High Court champions a SLAPP suit
