No profanity and “reduced kissing by 50%”.
What the censors cut: ‘Do Lafzon Ki Kahani’
Your guide to what you were not allowed to watch or hear in the week’s releases.

In the injustice of Bhutan’s ‘mindfulness city’, a plea to King Jigme Khesar
What underpins India’s deep education inequality?
How a young couple’s death made India and Pakistan reopen the ‘bridge to peace’ – briefly
Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine
Actor Manoj Kumar dies at 87
In a new book, violinist L Subramaniam looks at how Carnatic music developed over the centuries
With the Waqf Bill, the state brings a legal bulldozer to minority rights
Shengole, Misal: This book on food from the Marathi kitchen features two one-pot recipes
A new book studies ancient texts and ideas to identify six systems of Indian philosophy
‘All regional languages should get equal parity’: The Hindi-Tamil tussle in TN has a long history
No profanity and “reduced kissing by 50%”.