How British censorship laws ended up creating a rich archive of Black history

Plays written by Black playwrights submitted to the British government for licensing, which remained out of sight for decades, have now been made public.

Kate Dossett, The Conversation

· Jan 23, 2023 · 11:30 pm

It isn’t just an Amazon web series under fire from Hindutva groups – the real tandav is yet to come

The mob censorship of the web series ‘Tandav’ is yet another example of intolerance.

Nandini Ramnath

· Jan 20, 2021 · 10:45 am

Railway officer objects to Khushwant Singh’s ‘obscene’ book being sold at Bhopal station

The incident occurred on Wednesday, when Railways Passenger Services Committee’s Chairperson Ramesh Chandra Ratn was on an inspection drive.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 21, 2019 · 01:44 pm

Punjab: Amarinder Singh orders ban on TV serial after protests by Valmiki community

A group called the Valmiki Action Committee claimed that the serial contains derogatory remarks, distorts historical facts and offends sentiments.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 08, 2019 · 10:10 am

US: Harry Potter books removed from library of Catholic school on advice of ‘exorcists’

Reverend Dan Reehil of St Edward Catholic School in Nashville told parents of school students that curses and spells used in the books are actual curses.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 03, 2019 · 12:56 pm

Delhi High Court dismisses plea seeking ban on Netflix, Amazon Prime

The court rejected the petition on the grounds that there was no public interest involved.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 08, 2019 · 03:16 pm

How South Africa’s apartheid regime burnt books, not in small numbers but in tens of thousands

Book-burning has been a constant through history, but this was on an industrial scale.

Archie Dick, The Conversation

· Oct 29, 2018 · 05:30 pm

‘Condom ads too obscene to be aired during day’: Court dismisses NGO’s plea against Centre’s order

The Rajasthan High Court said the advertisements were aimed at promoting condoms as instruments of pleasure, instead of for contraceptive use.

Scroll Staff

· May 01, 2018 · 07:27 pm

Condom ads without sexually explicit content allowed at all hours, clarifies Centre: Report

Advertisements that aim to inform citizens about methods of safe sex, without objectifying women, are not banned, the ministry said.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 21, 2017 · 01:40 pm

Rajasthan High Court issues notice to Centre on its order banning condom ads between 6 am and 10 pm

The bench was hearing a petition filed by a nonprofit, which has called the order ‘arbitrary and meaningless’.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 20, 2017 · 03:05 pm

Condom advertisements to only be aired between 10 pm and 6 am after Centre issues advisory

The information and broadcasting ministry said it had issued the notification based on complaints made by viewers.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 12, 2017 · 08:28 am

Long before ‘Padmavati’: Remembering the row over Vijay Tendulkar’s Marathi play ‘Sakharam Binder’

An archival article details the circumstances around the ban on ‘Sakharam Binder’.

Ashok H Desai

· Nov 19, 2017 · 11:30 am