Bad Moms can now safely be retitled Mildly Bad Moms. Meanwhile, no Indian woman is an “item”.
What the censors cut: ‘Dishoom’, ‘Bad Moms’
Your guide to what you were not allowed to watch or hear in the week’s releases.

Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
Congress questions BJP about Trump’s USAID funds ‘for friend Modi’ claim
Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him
World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
Bad Moms can now safely be retitled Mildly Bad Moms. Meanwhile, no Indian woman is an “item”.