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To be honest, its less about being a Taboo (see films like Chameli, Chandni Bar, Fashion) have tried telling taboo stories. Its the censor board which is so inc
by iKSv2 8y ago
To be honest, its less about being a Taboo (see films like Chameli, Chandni Bar, Fashion) have tried telling taboo stories. Its the censor board which is so inconsistent that it doesn't even make sense. This platform helps them bypass it and its working, and its also being accepted by the viewers . Win-Win-Win
- taherchhabra 8y agoCensor board can censor Netflix as well if it gains critical mass in India. So the platform cannot help bypass the censor board
- riantogo 8y agoNot true. Doesn’t apply to television and internet.
- walrus01 8y agoDoesn't mean technologically ignorant judges and government agencies haven't tried their best to censor things on the Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_India
- iKSv2 8y agoThey can not. As long as its on Internet. They might have to ban Netflix in India all together, If I am not mistaken.
- dmix 8y agoMaybe I'm biased coming from (North) American culture but I'm always amazed at the level of government intervention Indians tolerate. Every time I read about the regulatory landscape there it blows my mind (ie, hearing how a truck delivering something across the country needs to stop 8 times in every county they pass to make sure they have proper paperwork). It's always terribly excessive and almost illogical by design (arbitrary laws to give abitrary power to the individuals impementing it).
- iKSv2 8y ago"It's always terribly excessive and almost illogical by design" Well, its a basic human emotion, greed. Never gets satisfied. However absurd it might get.
- repsilat 8y agoI think they're mostly being careful. In polite, educated society Netflix's content isn't going to cause any problems, but in some places there is a real danger to public order from broadcast media. "Fake news" has resulted in the deaths of dozens of people in India this year[1]. I think reasonable people should value free and uncensored media, but I also think reasonable people can disagree on the degree to which that freedom should be valued relative to public safety. It's certainly ugly to think "only people who can afford Netflix can be trusted to watch controversial content and not kill each other" though. 1: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44897714 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44897714
- dmix 8y agoMy response is the potential for abuse and the natural growth in scale and scope of oversight negates the utility of such control of media. I'd bet a thousand dollars for every violent act prevented through censure there were 100 arbitrary, social, or overly careful controls that had little real benefit to society. If America took this advice they'd have banned goth music and violent video games in a 'think of the children' antiviolence bullshit narrative. Not to mention the idea you can regulate your way out of 'fake news' (even ignoring the massive cost to culture, political freedom, and spread of knowledge) is ridiculous and naive.
- webbrahmin 8y agoNot anymore. GST has streamlined it. I am not from the trucking industry but I have some friends who are. GST has done away with local taxes and the Trucking industry has benefited from it.
- pkphilip 8y agoYou should know that the e-way bill system is applicable to end customers as well - if the value of goods that you are transporting in your private vehicle exceeds Rs.50,000, you are liable to get an E-way bill prepared! Think I am joking? See this: https://cleartax.in/s/eway-bill-end-consumer/ https://cleartax.in/s/eway-bill-end-consumer/