If censorship were to return, could today’s writers learn from their Victorian counterparts?

Limits of acceptability and literary censorship inspired creative ways of writing for the Victorians.

Stephanie Meek, The Conversation

· Jul 22, 2020 · 05:30 pm

In Pakistan, a youth-led, social media-powered movement is gaining ground – despite a media blackout

The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement was born out of protests in support of Naqeebullah Mehsud – who was labelled a terrorist and killed by the police.

Beena Sarwar

· May 06, 2018 · 06:30 am

An art student uses Khajuraho's erotic drawings to teach Indian moral police a lesson

Akshita Chandra's pop-up art project, Being Censitive, is a challenge to censorship.

Rhema Mukti Baxter

· Jul 01, 2016 · 11:30 am

'Udta Punjab' makers move Bombay High Court against censor board

CBFC Chairman Pahlaj Nihalani had accused the film's co-producer Anurag Kashyap of taking bribes from political parties to depict the state unfavourably.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 08, 2016 · 03:10 pm

Till the 66A judgment, the last time a court struck down a law censoring speech was 55 years ago

In 1960, the Supreme Court scrapped Section 3 of the UP Special Powers Act used to muzzle Ram Manohar Lohia.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Mar 25, 2015 · 12:59 pm