Profanity remains a target of the Central Board of Film Certification. Also, temples.
What the censors cut: ‘Sarabjit, ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’
Our guide to what you were not allowed to watch or hear in the week’s releases.
Reading
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1A restaurant menu from 1935 is a reminder of how much Bombay has changed
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2Why Nawab Wajid Ali Shah appointed his lovers to important positions in his court
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3A book on Delhi’s histories recounts how Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya’s shrine became a pilgrimage site
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4How did Surat become the setting for an 18th-century French story?
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5‘Iru’: A biography in motion about anthropologist Irawati Karve, who lived life on her own terms
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6‘Will have to stop somewhere’: NCP founder Sharad Pawar hints at quitting parliamentary politics
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7In her autobiography, Bangladeshi writer Noorjahan Bose remembers her mother’s skilful cooking
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8‘Keep your eye on the prize’: Director Mira Nair shares the lessons she learned along the way
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9‘Illegal’ immigration, fiscal conservatism: What’s driving Indian-American support for Donald Trump
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10A Delhi High Court case could end up threatening how Wikipedia works in India
