Censorship in India (English Wikipedia)

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"Kashmir newspaper ban criticised". BBC News. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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"The Kerala Story: West Bengal ban on Islamic State film sparks row". 9 May 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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Criminal Application No.1421 of 2007 Archived 30 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. The High Court of Judicature at Bombay. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

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Sinhā, Niroja (1989). Women and Violence. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House. p. 97. ISBN 0706942736. OCLC 19812282. "Assuming that late night programme telecast would be restricted to adults, Doordarshan started showing adult films in recent past on TV."
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Purandare, Vaibhav (2012). Sundarji, Padma Rao; Dasgupta, Shrabani; Mathpal, Sanjeev; Sahadevan, Shaji (eds.). Bal Thackeray and the rise of Shiv Sena. Mumbai, Maharashtra: Roli Books Private Limited. p. 288. ISBN 9788174369918. Retrieved 6 September 2019. In 1977-78, the [Shiv Sena] party, along with the RSS and the Hindu Mahasabha, extra-legally banned Bedtime Story, a play written by Kiran Nagarkar.

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"Notification No. 78 /2005-Customs (N.T.)" Archived 24 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Anupam Prakash, Under Secretary to the Government of India, 7 September 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

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"Background". Central Board of Film Certification. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

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"History epic on Shivaji banned in India" Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Basharat Peer, Dawn, 22 January 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

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Paunksnis, Šarūnas (January 2015). "Postmodern Experience in India: Imaginary Subaltern Space and Cinema". History and Sociology of South Asia. 9 (1): 36–52. doi:10.1177/2230807514546799. ISSN 2230-8075. S2CID 147507799.

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"Caste and Religion in Punjab". Economic and Political Weekly. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2008. (subscription required)

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A godman and a political storm", Praveen Swami, Frontline (published by The Hindu), Volume 18, Issue 22 (October/November 2001). Retrieved 24 October 2013.

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"Book on Islam banned, author's house raided in Mumbai", Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, 7 April 2007. Retrieved on 9 May 2010.

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"No censor certificate for Tamil film on Lankan TV journalist". Gautaman Bhaskaran. Hindustan Times. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

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Joshi, Poorva (17 March 2016). "Mumbai is indifferent to the rest of the country: author Kiran Nagarkar". hindustantimes.com. No. 2. HT Media. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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"Top 10 Books those Banned in India" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Hindustan Today. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

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"The Official Secrets Act, 1923 Archived 25 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine", IndiaLawInfo.com. Retrieved 4 June 2006

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"Valley journalists protest against ban on Kashmir Reader". 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
"Supreme Court stays West Bengal govt order banning film 'The Kerala Story'". The Indian Express. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
Dutta, Amrita (6 September 2019). "The bilingual bard of Bombay and Mumbai, Kiran Nagarkar gave Indian writing in English an electric charge". The Indian Express. Indian Express Group. The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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Viju B; Bharati Dubey (31 December 2009). "Family entertainment? B-town flicks now open to adults only". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
"Why ban Kerala Story, SC asks Bengal government". The Times of India. 13 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
Manoj Mitta (25 January 2012). "Reading 'Satanic Verses' legal". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com

"Award-winning author Kiran Nagarkar dies". Mumbai Mirror. No. 2. The Times Group. Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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"West Bengal bans The Kerala Story to 'maintain peace'". India Today. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

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"Censorship of Films". legalserviceindia.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

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Tripathi, Salil (28 February 2015). "When Kiran Nagarkar said the unsayable". livemint.com. HT Media. livemint. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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"Tamil film 'Neelam' on Sri Lankan civil war denied certification". The New Indian Express. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

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"Infringement on Artistic Expression Flayed". No. Thiruvananthapuram. The New Indian Express. ENS. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

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Tejuja, Vivek (20 March 2015). "Kiran Nagarkar's 'Bedtime Story and Black Tulip' a terrific read". news18.com. Network18 Group. News18. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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Islam, a concept of political world invasion by Muslims, R.V. Bhasin, National Publications (Mumbai), 166 pages, 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

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"ONI Country Profile: India", OpenNet Initiative, 9 May 2007

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"India | RSF". rsf.org. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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Paunksnis, Šarūnas (January 2015). "Postmodern Experience in India: Imaginary Subaltern Space and Cinema". History and Sociology of South Asia. 9 (1): 36–52. doi:10.1177/2230807514546799. ISSN 2230-8075. S2CID 147507799.

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Paunksnis, Šarūnas (January 2015). "Postmodern Experience in India: Imaginary Subaltern Space and Cinema". History and Sociology of South Asia. 9 (1): 36–52. doi:10.1177/2230807514546799. ISSN 2230-8075. S2CID 147507799.

tamilguardian.com

"'No Fire Zone' documentary banned in India". Tamil Guardian. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

telegraphindia.com

"Uncle dictates, cyber boys dispose - Sibal to work on norms for social sites". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
Bhattacharya, Chandrima S. (29 October 2015). "Duty to protest: Author". telegraphindia.com. No. 1. Calcutta, West Bengal, India: ABP Group. The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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A.S. Panneerselvan (17 February 2014). "Process as punishment". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
Praveen, S.R. (31 August 2015). "Directors out against CBFC directives". The Hindu. No. Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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"Film denied certificate for depicting nudity". The Times of India. No. Kochi. Times News Network. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

twocircles.net

"Hypocrisy in the guise of freedom of expression", M. Zajam, TwoCircles, 28 May 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

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Dimitrova, Diana (4 January 2016). "Hinduism and Its Others in Bollywood Film of the 2000s". Journal of Religion & Film. 20 (1). ISSN 1092-1311.

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"The Laine Controversy and the Study of Hinduism", Christian Lee Novetzki, International Journal of Hindu Studies (World Heritage Press), Volume 8, Issue 1-3 (2004), pages 183-201, ISSN 1022-4556, DOI 10.1007/s11407-004-0008-9. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

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"Uncle dictates, cyber boys dispose - Sibal to work on norms for social sites". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
Viju B; Bharati Dubey (31 December 2009). "Family entertainment? B-town flicks now open to adults only". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
"The Official Secrets Act, 1923 Archived 25 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine", IndiaLawInfo.com. Retrieved 4 June 2006
"Background". Central Board of Film Certification. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
"Film denied certificate for depicting nudity". The Times of India. No. Kochi. Times News Network. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
"Infringement on Artistic Expression Flayed". No. Thiruvananthapuram. The New Indian Express. ENS. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1961 Archived 15 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Vakilno1.com
Manoj Mitta (25 January 2012). "Reading 'Satanic Verses' legal". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
"Top 10 Books those Banned in India" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Hindustan Today. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
"History epic on Shivaji banned in India" Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Basharat Peer, Dawn, 22 January 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
The Polyester Prince: The Rise of Dhirubhai Ambani Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Hamish McDonald, Allen & Unwin, 1998, 273 pages, ISBN 1-86448-468-3.
"Notification No. 78 /2005-Customs (N.T.)" Archived 24 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Anupam Prakash, Under Secretary to the Government of India, 7 September 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
Criminal Application No.1421 of 2007 Archived 30 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. The High Court of Judicature at Bombay. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
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Paunksnis, Šarūnas (January 2015). "Postmodern Experience in India: Imaginary Subaltern Space and Cinema". History and Sociology of South Asia. 9 (1): 36–52. doi:10.1177/2230807514546799. ISSN 2230-8075. S2CID 147507799.
Dimitrova, Diana (4 January 2016). "Hinduism and Its Others in Bollywood Film of the 2000s". Journal of Religion & Film. 20 (1). ISSN 1092-1311.
"Why ban Kerala Story, SC asks Bengal government". The Times of India. 13 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

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Sinhā, Niroja (1989). Women and Violence. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House. p. 97. ISBN 0706942736. OCLC 19812282. "Assuming that late night programme telecast would be restricted to adults, Doordarshan started showing adult films in recent past on TV."