After censor board chief Leela Samson, another board member Ira Bhaskar has decided to resign over the state of affairs in the running of the statutory body. Bhaskar, a professor of cinema studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, said she will send in her resignation by Friday night. “I have decided to resign by tonight. My…
An Indian film that features a self-styled spiritual leader in jewel-studded costume riding motorbikes and sending the bad guys flying has prompted the chief of the country’s censor panel to quit, citing government interference. Other members of the panel were expected to quit on Friday, in support of Leela Samson’s resignation after an appeals tribunal…
An Indian film that features a self-styled spiritual leader in jewel-studded costume riding motorbikes and sending the bad guys flying has prompted the chief of the country’s censor panel to quit, citing government interference. Other members of the panel were expected to quit on Friday, in support of Leela Samson’s resignation after an appeals tribunal…
Washington: The US has reacted cautiously to the statement made by the Pope Francis on freedom of speech, who had said such rights entail limits and that other people’s religion could not be insulted or mocked. Noting that freedom of speech comes with responsibilities, the US said that violence in no way could be justified…
Washington: The US has reacted cautiously to the statement made by the Pope Francis on freedom of speech, who had said such rights entail limits and that other people’s religion could not be insulted or mocked. Noting that freedom of speech comes with responsibilities, the US said that violence in no way could be justified…
An online petition to show solidarity with Tamil writer Perumal Murugan, who was forced to give up writing in the wake of a controversy surrounding his novel ‘Mathorubhagan’ (One Part Woman), has received an overwhelming response from netizens across the country. Murugan recently announced the death of the writer in him following a meeting convened…
While appealing to writer Perumal Murugan to reconsider his decision to renounce writing, speakers at ‘The Hindu Lit For Life’ on Friday said private “fascist” groups that attack freedom of expression were the greatest danger of current times.
The speakers wanted the coming together of diverse liberal groups to defend freedom of speech.
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The murder of the Charlie Hebdo staff in France last week has ignited impassioned debates about freedom of expression across the world. In India, the subject is too often seen as the irrelevant preserve of a few whiny artist types who should get a real job, when it is, in fact, about the right to think, speak and act,…
The US has reacted cautiously to the statement made by the Pope Francis on freedom of speech, who had said such rights entail limits and that other people’s religion could not be insulted or mocked. Noting that freedom of speech comes with responsibilities, the US said that violence in no way could be justified to…
The US has reacted cautiously to the statement made by the Pope Francis on freedom of speech, who had said such rights entail limits and that other people’s religion could not be insulted or mocked. Noting that freedom of speech comes with responsibilities, the US said that violence in no way could be justified to…