The controversy that has erupted in the wake of Tamil writer Perumal Murugan declaring himself dead, disowning all entire writing, and requesting readers to set fire to all his novels, not just Mathorubagan (One Part Woman) brings with it some very important questions about freedom of speech and expression in India. We must thank Murugan…
Events around the world in the past month have bought into light ‘TheFreedom of Speech’ question. It is ironic and meta at the same time to debate the nature of freedom of speech. Like we’re talking about what you’re allowed to talk about while telling you to shut up. That’s why having the opportunity to write/say…
Efforts by Congress party to block the publication of a “dramatized” biography of its president Sonia Gandhi only stoked interest in the book, said author Javier Moro. “The Red Sari”, the English translation of the 2008 Spanish-language “El sari rojo”, hit bookstands in India last week, seven months after the party was ousted after a…
“The massacre at Charlie Hebdos’ newspaper and its reaction by making cartoons of Prophet (PBUH), makes it no different from the people involved in shooting. By printing cartoons of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), it has abused Islam and Muslims, under the veil of “Freedom of Speech”. It will flare the hatred for France among the Muslims…
The Madras High Court on Tuesday included embattled author Perumal Murugan as party in a public interest litigation (PIL) and decided to hear his version of the events that led to his recent decision to call it quits as a writer following protests by saffron outfits against his novel Madhorubagan (One Part Woman).
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Telephones of only those involved in terrorist activities, economic offences, drug trafficking, money laundering or other criminal activities are tapped and there is no indiscriminate interception, government said today.
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Questions like whether India has a culture of “absolute freedom of speech” or is there a “thin line” that shouldn’t be crossed while writing were debated and discussed here Wednesday at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
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Alwar, Rajasthan—Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) Internet Rights team visited the Community Information Resource Center (CIRC) at four villages in Alwar district of Rajasthan—Vijay Mandir Palace, Mulla Ji Ka Vas, Chandoli, Mungaska, and Mala Khera—to study the linkages between Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) and human development and the role CIRC’s can play in enhancing access…
A group of civil society organisations from around the world has announced the Internet Social Forum, to bring together and articulate bottom-up perspectives on the ‘Internet we want’. Taking inspiration from the World Social Forum, and its clarion call, ‘Another World is possible’, the group seeks to draw urgent attention to the increasing centralization of…