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India Today
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Why does a kiss still spark outrage?
From Devika Rani's four-minute lip-lock in 1933 to Saiyaara getting snipped in 2025 — Indian cinema has always had a complicated relationship with onscreen intimacy. Why does a kiss still spark outrage? We break it down for you in this episode of 'The Culture Project'. #Saiyaara #KissAndTell #CensorBoard #DevikaRani #Intimacy #CultureProject


India Today
20-05-2025
- India Today
On This Day: Vasco da Gama's Landing at Calicut
On 20 May 1498, Vasco da Gama stepped onto a quiet beach near Calicut—and nothing in Indian history was the same again. What started as a spice mission turned into four centuries of empire. This is the story of how one Portuguese sailor opened the sea route to India, triggered a global scramble for power, and unknowingly walked India into the age of colonisation. 📍Kappad, Kerala ⏳ From trinkets to conquest in under 30 years. #TheCultureProject #VascoDaGama #IndianHistory #Kerala #Colonialism #Calicut #OnThisDay