Profanity is not allowed even when it is in a foreign language.
What the censors cut: ‘Parched’, ‘The Magnificent Seven’
Your guide to what you were not allowed to watch or hear in the week’s releases.
Reading
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1‘The Shudra Rebellion’: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd studies the vital role of oppressed castes in India
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2Cash transfers, caste calculus: What was behind the Mahayuti’s sweep in Maharashtra?
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3Start the week with a film: Why ‘Kishkindha Kaandam’ is all the rage
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4Why the imagined opposition between academic and public historians needs to be questioned
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5How an Indian monk contributed to the understanding of Buddhism in China
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6Did Indian culture recognise an independent field of study called philosophy?
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7A new book shows why the super-rich in India must strive to alleviate poverty and reduce inequality
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8Upamanyu Chatterjee’s ‘Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life’ wins the JCB Prize for Literature
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9Amazon Karigar for ‘Made in India’ handicrafts a bust for artisans
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10Gulzar on his daughter Meghna: ‘A piece of sun mingles in my blood, day and night’
