Tamil Nadu Timeline

Censorship

6 events, 1908 to 1995; 2 marked as turning points.

  1. 1908

    1. 1908 to 1918PuducherryLiterature

      Subramania Bharati goes into exile in Pondicherry

      Facing an arrest warrant, the poet and journalist Subramania Bharati moved to French-ruled Pondicherry, where he lived for about ten years.

  2. 1935

    1. 1935ErodeLaw Justice

      Tamil translation of 'Why I am an Atheist' banned

      Bhagat Singh's 'Why I am an Atheist' in Tamil was banned by the Madras government, which also arrested the translator and the publisher.

  3. 1939

    1. 20 May 1939ChennaiCinema

      Thyaga Bhoomi released and banned

      Thyaga Bhoomi, K. Subramanyam's nationalist film adapted from a Kalki story, was banned by the British administration after release.

  4. 1952

    1. 17 Oct 1952ChennaiCinema

      Parasakthi released

      The film Parasakthi, written by M. Karunanidhi and marking Sivaji Ganesan's debut, was released and sparked controversy.

  5. 1975

    1. 25 Jun 1975 to 21 Mar 1977New DelhiPolitics

      National Emergency declared

      Indira Gandhi's government declared a national Emergency; the DMK government in Tamil Nadu opposed it.

  6. 1995

    1. 10 Mar 1995ChennaiCinema

      Mani Ratnam's Bombay released amid controversy

      Bombay, Mani Ratnam's film about an inter-religious couple during the 1992-93 Bombay riots, drew controversy, and bombs were thrown at his Madras home.