Dramatic performances cannot be policed and subjected to pre-censorship, writes Saurav Datta
India’s Supreme Court breaks police stranglehold on theatre
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CATEGORY: India
India obsessed with social media role in elections
Indians, ever a chatty lot, are obsessed with the idea of being obsessed with social media. Mahima Kaul reports
India: 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 reports
India’s public service broadcaster at center of political row
The India media is the subject of the news yet again. This time though, the private news channels — the usual suspects – are only reporting the news. Instead, the latest war of words among politicians has thrown the public service broadcaster, Doordarshan, into the limelight. Mahima Kaul reports
India fails to throw weight behind NETmundial
India was among the few governments that did not sign the NETmundial outcome statement. But why does it seem that the world’s largest democracy is not putting its weight behind a “bottom-up, open, and participatory” multistakeholder process? Mahima Kaul reports
Why it is open season for hate speech in India’s elections
Cynical politicians make the most of ineffective laws and a weak regulator, Saurav Data reports
Expose crony capitalism and be censored in India
A book detailing the allegedly shady dealing behind a gas contract has been targeted by the companies involved in the latest example of censorship in India, writes Saurav Datta.
India’s elections: Hate speech and the “greatest show on Earth”
Electioneering for the Indian elections of 2014 has reached a fever pitch. Political parties seem to be indulging in the same hate speech, communal politicking and calculations that work to polarise the electorate and garner votes. Mahima Kaul reports
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 Datta
Hindu supremacists stall play in India
Religious bigotry and the government’s abdication of responsibility jointly endanger free speech, writes Saurav Datta