Unfree Speech

‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’: On hurt religious sentiments, India would do well to heed this film’s title

The 1983 movie, most famous for its Mahabharat scene, was released a month after Kissi Se Na Kehna of ‘Hanuman Hotel’ infamy.

Rohan Banerjee
· Aug 01, 2022 · 06:30 am
Can't be compared to Perumal Murugan, says Malayalam writer who burnt his book after sedition charge

Kamal C Chavara, who was detained last year for allegedly insulting the national anthem, said on Facebook that he no longer wishes to live as a writer.

TA Ameerudheen
· Jan 20, 2017 · 08:30 am
Orwellian state: Does independent India use the Raj's sedition law even more than the British did?

Sikh separatists, Arun Jaitley and Hardik Patel are only a few recent examples. The colonial sedition law has been used enthusiastically in modern India to muzzle democratic dissent.

Shoaib Daniyal
· Nov 22, 2015 · 10:30 am