India’s Censored Fight Back
The practice of film censorship is yet another relic in India of a bygone colonial era, the values of which Indians have too readily internalized. Nearly seven decades after independence, it is time for Indians to recognize that the country's democracy is mature enough to do away with censorship altogether.
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NEW DELHI – Go to see a movie in India nowadays, and despite the elaborate musical numbers and extravagant sets, you may well find the content pretty bland. The reason is simple: the industry is reeling under severe censorship. This flies in the face of India’s democratic tradition – and it needs to stop.