India’s arts community fears Hindu hardliners can’t take a joke ...palestine

A comedian jailed for a joke he did not tell, threats against theatre directors and a religious backlash to a blockbuster TV drama have left India’s arts community fearing a rising nationalist assault on free speech. Artists, writers and satirists are facing criminal charges and warnings of violence for touching on religious issues, leaving performers to wonder whether India is being led away from its secular roots. Even pop idol Rihanna recently sparked a social media storm by wearing a pendant of Ganesh, one of the country’s most revered deities, in a topless photo. Comedian Munawar Faruqui was jailed for more than a month after he was hounded at a gig in the central city of Indore. A Hi

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