Artists, educators, and scholars across South Asia have rallied in support of Sandip K. Luis, who was dismissed from the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.
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India Tries to Block Documentary Critical of Modi
Multiple posts about the film have been taken down on Twitter, many of them following the government’s removal requests.
A Journalist’s Citizenship Is Revoked Months After Criticizing the Indian Prime Minister
More than 260 leading writers, journalists, and artists signed a PEN America letter calling on the Indian government to reverse its decision to rescind a citizenship document for Aatish Taseer. Signatories include Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, and Christiane Amanpour.
Myth, Truth, and Lynchings
In India, with the rise of Narendra Modi’s right-wing party, it has become fairly routine to encounter lethal lies about minorities, especially Muslims and Dalits.
Hundreds of Indian Artists Condemn Government Indifference to Far-Right Violence
NEW DELHI — On October 27 the Indian news site Scroll published a letter signed by over 300 artists that expresses support for the more than 40 writers who have returned their state awards over the past month as a form of protest against the increasingly intolerant environment in India for minorities and cultural producers.