What breaches 'law and order'� would not necessarily affect society or a particular community as a whole.  SAURAV DATTA revisits what courts have said about ‘reasonable restrictions.'

The issues involved in the ‘Aarakshan’ controversy are fundamental to the functioning of a free, democratic and pluralistic society that accords a high place to tolerance,  says Soli J Sorabjee, former Attorney-General for India

It is difficult to imagine renderings of Kabir would promote superstition, obscurantism or invoke contempt for communities or stoke hindu-muslim divisiveness,  says RAKESH SHUKLA, wondering why the Censor Board sought so many cuts in ‘Had-Anhad’, the documentary on the saint-poet before the Delhi High Court intervened.

The paternalistic logic that ‘vulnerable audiences’ need to be protected from images of violence, nudity, obscenity etc is completely irrational  says SIDDHARTH NARRAIN, discussing proposed changes in the Cinematograph Act, 1952

A historical analysis of the development of free speech in cinema and broadcasting reveals the importance of the individual’s viewership rights,  says LAWRENCE LIANG, in the second of a two-part series that examines the history of the relationship between Art. 19 (1) (a) and Broadcasting in India

The celebrity playback singer Kishore Kumar refused to sing at a Youth Congress Rally. All his songs were banned on All India Radio and Doordarshan.  ARUN JAITLEY traces the Congress Party’s record on censorship

Audiences defied the Shiv sena’s threat to disrupt screenings of ‘My Name is Khan’ and asserted their right to choose what they should watch.  A Free Speech Hub report by GEETA SESHU