Rajiv Gandhi govt. decision to ban Rushdie's book was justified, taken for law & order reasons: Natwar Singh
2 years, 7 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi govt. decision to ban Rushdie's book was justified, taken for law & order reasons: Natwar Singh

The Hindu  

K. Natwar Singh, who was a Union minister in the Rajiv Gandhi government that banned Salman Rushdie's controversial book "The Satanic Verses", strongly defended the decision on August 13 asserting it was taken "purely" for law and order reasons. With focus back on Mr. Rushdie's book in the wake of the attack on him in New York, Mr. Singh, who was the Minister of State for External Affairs when the book was banned in 1988, said he was part of the decision and had told the then Prime Minister the book could cause serious law and order problems as feelings were running very high. Mr. Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children' is one of the great novels of the 20th century but the decision to ban "The Satanic Verses" was taken purely for law and order reasons, Mr. Singh asserted. Strongly defending the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision, Mr. Singh said, "I completely think it was justified because it was going to cause serious law and order problems as feelings were running very high particularly among our Muslim population."

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Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into second day
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into second day

New Indian Express  

Testimony is set to continue Tuesday in the trial of the man charged with stabbing famed author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack on a western New York stage. Jurors in the trial of Hadi Matar, 27, on Monday, heard from staffers at the art institution where Rushdie was set to give a speech in August 2022, when authorities …

Standing with Rushdie, protecting free speech
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Standing with Rushdie, protecting free speech

Hindustan Times  

On August 12, 2022, a US-Lebanese citizen, Hadi Matar stabbed Salman Rushdie, now 77, multiple times when the celebrated author of Indian origin was introduced at a literary gathering in Chautauqua Institution near New York. In 1989, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of Iran, found Satanic Verses, Rushdie’s novel on the Prophet, blasphemous, and ordered Muslims to kill the author. …

The Satanic Verses – A 36 Year Ban In India Based On A Notification Nowhere To Be Found
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Satanic Verses – A 36 Year Ban In India Based On A Notification Nowhere To Be Found

Live Law  

On October 5, 1988, vide Custom Notification no. Noting this oddity, in an article titled “My Book Speaks for Itself”, Rushdie wrote in February, 1989, “Many people around the world will find it strange that it is the Finance Ministry that gets to decide what Indian readers may or may not read.” The Indian state thus took recourse to a …

Read what Salman Rushdie wrote in open letter condemning Rajiv Gandhi for banning The Satani Verses
3 months ago

Read what Salman Rushdie wrote in open letter condemning Rajiv Gandhi for banning The Satani Verses

Op India  

“Any book worth banning is a book worth reading” once said American author Isaac Asimov. In the year 1988, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi-led Congress government banned “The Satanic Verses” by Salman Rushdie shortly after its publication because the perennially offended Muslims found the book’s portrayal of supposed Islamic themes ‘blasphemous’. When Rajiv Gandhi’s ‘secular’ government banned The Satanic Verses to …

Muslim organizations oppose renewed sale of 'The Satanic Verses' in India
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3 months ago

Muslim organizations oppose renewed sale of 'The Satanic Verses' in India

Op India  

British-Indian author Salman Rushdie is appearing in the news and making headlines once again as his highly controversial novel, The Satanic Verses, has returned to market shelves after an almost 36-year ban. सुनने में आ रहा है कि सलमान रश्दी कि विवादस्पद किताब “The Satanic verses“, जिसके विरोध में 1988 से 2022 तक दुनियाभर में कई जानलेवा हमले किये गए …

The book review that Rushdie says lit the Satanic Verses fire
3 months ago

The book review that Rushdie says lit the Satanic Verses fire

India Today  

It was a book review that Salman Rushdie said "lit the fire" on The Satanic Verses. THE SATANIC VERSES AND A STRANGE COINCIDENCE It was Salman Rushdie himself who handed a proof copy of the book to Madhu Jain, then a journalist with India Today Magazine. THE REVIEW OF THE SATANIC VERSES IN INDIA TODAY MAGAZINE An excited Madhu Jain …

Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses available in India
3 months ago

Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses available in India

The Hindu  

British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie’s controversial book The Satanic Verses has quietly returned to India 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government. It has also been at the centre of intense global controversy since its release, sparking debates on free expression, faith, & art," the bookseller said in a post on X. Manasi Subramaniam, Editor-in-Chief, Penguin Random …

After a 36-year ban, author Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' returns to India
3 months ago

After a 36-year ban, author Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' returns to India

Hindustan Times  

After a 36-year ban, celebrated author Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses' has quietly returned to India. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie book at Bahrisons book store Khan Market. The English language novel, which was banned in 1988 in India under the Rajiv Gandhi government due to its content deemed blasphemous by Muslim organisations, is available at Delhi's …

Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses hits Delhi bookstores after 36-year ban
3 months ago

Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses hits Delhi bookstores after 36-year ban

India Today  

British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's controversial book "The Satanic Verses" has quietly returned to India 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government. In November, the Delhi High Court closed the proceedings on a petition challenging the Rajiv Gandhi government's ban on the import of the novel, saying since authorities have failed to produce the relevant notification, it …

Column | The ban order on Rushdie’s book might have gone missing, but its implications live on
4 months, 1 week ago

Column | The ban order on Rushdie’s book might have gone missing, but its implications live on

The Hindu  

St. Anthony, the patron saint of lost things, should be my personal saint. The government of India cannot find 405/12/88-CUS-III — its 1988 order banning the import of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses. Now, in a Rushdie-esque twist, one can imagine The Satanic Verses ban lost somewhere in the overflowing Warehouse of Bans while babus scurry around desperately looking for …

After Delhi HC ruling, can you buy Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ in India now?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

After Delhi HC ruling, can you buy Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ in India now?

Live Mint  

Here's some good news for Salman Rushdie's fans. A Delhi court ruled last week that India's three-decade-old ban on the import of the book, ‘The Satanic Verses’, has to be presumed to be non-existent. Following this, the then Rajiv Gandhi government banned the import of the Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses" for law-and-order reasons in 1988. In …

Indian government ban on Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses quashed by court
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian government ban on Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses quashed by court

ABC  

One of the most controversial books in the Muslim world can now be legally imported into India after its High Court ruled a three-decade ban on it technically does not exist. Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses was considered so blasphemous that it led to book burnings and violent demonstrations in a number of Muslim countries after its release in September 1988. …

India’s ban on Salman Rushdie ‘The Satanic Verses’ may end — thanks to missing paperwork
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s ban on Salman Rushdie ‘The Satanic Verses’ may end — thanks to missing paperwork

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The decadeslong ban of Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt — not because of a change of heart more than two years after the author’s near-fatal stabbing, but because of what amounts to some missing paperwork. Rushdie’s publisher in India, Penguin Random House India, issued a statement Friday called the …

India’s ban on Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ may ease now. Why has the book been so controversial?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s ban on Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ may ease now. Why has the book been so controversial?

Firstpost  

Now, Salman Rushdie’s famous novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ may soon be available in India, 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government. File image/Reuters Over 36 years ago, India banned Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses book, citing it to be blasphemous. Author Salman Rushdie poses with his 1988 book “The Satanic Verses”. Muslims demonstrate outside the New …

India can import Rushdie’s Satanic Verses after ban order ‘untraceable’
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

India can import Rushdie’s Satanic Verses after ban order ‘untraceable’

Al Jazeera  

A reader brought the case in 2019 after failing to find official proof of the ban on government websites. A court in India has lifted a three-decade ban on Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses after authorities were unable to produce the original order prohibiting imports of the controversial novel. The Delhi High Court quashed the 1988 import ban on Tuesday …

Salman Rushdie’s ’The Satanic Verses’ to stay banned in India as Delhi HC closes plea
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie’s ’The Satanic Verses’ to stay banned in India as Delhi HC closes plea

Live Mint  

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Rajiv Gandhi government's 1988 ban on the import of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel, The Satanic Verses. In 1988, the import of the book ‘The Satanic Verses’ was banned for an law and order reasons after Muslims across the world called it “blasphemous”. During the hearing, Petitioner Sandipan Khan argued that …

After Centre fails to produce notification banning Satanic Verses, Delhi HC permits man to buy book
Top News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

After Centre fails to produce notification banning Satanic Verses, Delhi HC permits man to buy book

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has permitted a Delhi resident to lawfully procure the book titled The Satanic Verses by Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie after the Centre failed to produce a 1988 notification which banned the import of the controversial book. A Bench of Justices Rekha Palli and Saurabh Banerjee said the Centre had failed to produce a copy of …

Delhi High Court permits man to buy Satanic Verses after Centre fails to produce notification banning the book
Top News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court permits man to buy Satanic Verses after Centre fails to produce notification banning the book

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has permitted a Delhi resident to lawfully procure the book titled The Satanic Verses by Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie after the Centre failed to produce a 1988 notification which banned the import of the controversial book. A Bench of Justices Rekha Palli and Saurabh Banerjee said the Centre had failed to produce a copy of …

‘No such notification exists’: Delhi HC closes plea against 1988 ban on Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘No such notification exists’: Delhi HC closes plea against 1988 ban on Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has closed the proceedings on a petition challenging the Rajiv Gandhi-led Congress government's decision to ban the import of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel, "The Satanic Verses", in 1998. In a recent order, Justice Rekha Palli-led high court bench observed that the petition, which was pending since 2019, was infructuous and the petitioner would be entitled to …

Notice banning import of "The Satanic Verses" doesn't exist, petitioner free to import it: Delhi HC
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Notice banning import of "The Satanic Verses" doesn't exist, petitioner free to import it: Delhi HC

Op India  

An appeal against the alleged customs restriction in 1988 on the import of Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” was dismissed by the Delhi High Court on 5th November. The court highlighted, “In the light of the aforesaid circumstances, we have no other option except to presume that no such notification exists, and therefore, we cannot examine the validity …

Delhi HC closes plea against ban on Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC closes plea against ban on Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has closed the proceedings on a petition challenging the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision to ban the import of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel, "The Satanic Verses", in 1988, saying since authorities have failed to produce the relevant notification, it has to be presumed that it does not exist. Delhi HC closes plea against ban on …

Satanic Verses: India forced to lift decades-long ban on Salman Rushdie’s book due to bizarre legal loophole
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Satanic Verses: India forced to lift decades-long ban on Salman Rushdie’s book due to bizarre legal loophole

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s ban on the import of author Salman …

Delhi High Court Says Notification Banning Import Of Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' Doesn't Exist As Authorities Fail To Trace It
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Says Notification Banning Import Of Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' Doesn't Exist As Authorities Fail To Trace It

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has disposed of a petition challenging the notification purportedly issued by the custom authorities in 1988 banning the import of book “The Satanic Verses” authored by Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie.A division bench comprising Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Saurabh Banerjee noted that the authorities, including the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and. The Delhi High Court …

Salman Rushdie: Author of The Satanic Verses whose new book Knife reflects on 2022 attempt on his life
11 months, 1 week ago

Salman Rushdie: Author of The Satanic Verses whose new book Knife reflects on 2022 attempt on his life

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of Britain’s foremost writers, …

How Salman Rushdie responded to the knife attack that almost killed him
11 months, 1 week ago

How Salman Rushdie responded to the knife attack that almost killed him

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rushdie later admitted that pirate copies “probably sold 10 …

Author Salman Rushdie's epic reply to troll gets a thumbs up from Twitter. See post
2 years, 1 month ago

Author Salman Rushdie's epic reply to troll gets a thumbs up from Twitter. See post

India Today  

British author Salman Rushdie is back with his new book Victory City after he was victim to a deadly knife attack in New York City. The 75-year-old author acknowledged the existence of post-traumatic stress disorder in his first interview after the attack and recalled that he had difficulty writing anything. In the comments section, a Twitter user decided to troll …

Rushdie’s Satanic Verses would probably not be published today, says Adichie
2 years, 3 months ago

Rushdie’s Satanic Verses would probably not be published today, says Adichie

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said Sir Salman Rushdie’s controversial …

Who is Salman Rushdie? Know about 'The Satanic Verses' book author
2 years, 7 months ago

Who is Salman Rushdie? Know about 'The Satanic Verses' book author

India TV News  

The attack on author Salman Rushdie has evoked widespread condemnation from people across the world. Rushdie, the Mumbai-born controversial author who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing 'The Satanic Verses', suffered multiple wounds to the neck and abdomen after a man stormed the stage and stabbed him as he was about to deliver a lecture at a literary …

'Rajiv Gandhi banned my book because of Muslim votes', Rushdie had said in a 1998 letter
2 years, 7 months ago

'Rajiv Gandhi banned my book because of Muslim votes', Rushdie had said in a 1998 letter

Firstpost  

In an open letter, which appeared in New York Times, dated 19 October 1998, he wrote, ‘I deeply resent my book being used as a political football; what should matter to you… is that you come out of this looking not only Philistine and anti-democratic but opportunistic’ New Delhi: Following the controversy over British author Salman Rushdie’s book Satanic Verse …

When India under Rajiv Gandhi became the first country to ban Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
2 years, 7 months ago

When India under Rajiv Gandhi became the first country to ban Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

Op India  

Noted novelist Salman Rushdie was stabbed repeatedly ahead of a speaking event in Chautauqua, New York, on Friday, August 13, 2022. However, when it came to banning Satanic Verses, India was months ahead of Iran, banning the book in October 1988 much before any other country. Rushdie’s stabbing has once again brought the focus back on Satanic Verses, the book …

Salman Rushdie stabbed: A look at ’fatwas’, attacks and controversies
2 years, 7 months ago

Salman Rushdie stabbed: A look at ’fatwas’, attacks and controversies

Live Mint  

Renowned British Author Salman Rushdie on 12 August was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man who stormed the stage as the author was ready to deliver a lecture in western New York. According to the police, the suspect ran onto the stage and attacked Rushdie and an interviewer at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York state, …

Why Salman Rushdie’s book ‘The Satanic Verses’ remains so controversial
2 years, 7 months ago

Why Salman Rushdie’s book ‘The Satanic Verses’ remains so controversial

The Independent  

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Rajiv govt decision to ban Rushdie's book was justified, taken for law & order reasons: Natwar Singh
2 years, 7 months ago

Rajiv govt decision to ban Rushdie's book was justified, taken for law & order reasons: Natwar Singh

India TV News  

Rajiv govt decision to ban Rushdie's book was justified, taken for law & order reasons: Natwar Singh Rushdie, who faced death threats for years after writing "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed on stage on Friday while he was being introduced at the event of the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York. K Natwar Singh, who was a Union minister in …

Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York. Know the controversy surrounding author's 1988 book The Satanic Verses
2 years, 7 months ago

Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York. Know the controversy surrounding author's 1988 book The Satanic Verses

India TV News  

Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York. Know the controversy surrounding author's 1988 book The Satanic Verses More than three decades later, Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses continues to hound the India-born author. Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born author of the Booker Prize-winning novel Midnight’s Children, was stabbed and suffered a neck wound when a man stormed the stage during an event …

Iranian writer, who survived assassination bid in US, condemns attack on Salman Rushdie
2 years, 7 months ago

Iranian writer, who survived assassination bid in US, condemns attack on Salman Rushdie

India Today  

Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad, who had survived a kidnapping and assassination plot in the US, condemned the attack on author Salman Rushdie and demanded the US government "to take strong action against terror". After surviving a kidnapping and an assassination plot in New York, I won’t feel safe on US soil until the US take strong action against …

Key dates in the life of author Salman Rushdie
2 years, 7 months ago

Key dates in the life of author Salman Rushdie

Al Jazeera  

The controversial author spent years in hiding after a 1989 decree by the Iranian leader led to threats against his life. Author Salman Rushdie has been hospitalised after he was attacked earlier today at an event in New York state. Rushdie’s writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, which banned his most famous book, The Satanic Verses, …

Salman Rushdie stabbed: Javed Akhtar condemns 'barbaric attack' on The Satanic Verses author, urges action
2 years, 7 months ago

Salman Rushdie stabbed: Javed Akhtar condemns 'barbaric attack' on The Satanic Verses author, urges action

India TV News  

Salman Rushdie, the author whose controversial 1988 novel The Satanic Verses led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. Javed Akhtar condemns attack on Salman Rushdie After the unfortunate attack on Rushdie at a public event, veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar took to Twitter to …

’I don’t want to hide’, says Salman Rushdie, 30 years after fatwa
6 years, 1 month ago

’I don’t want to hide’, says Salman Rushdie, 30 years after fatwa

Live Mint  

Paris: After decades spent in the shadow of a death sentence pronounced by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Salman Rushdie is quietly defiant. Rushdie stopped using an assumed name in the months after 11 September 2001, three years after Tehran had said the threat against him was "over". Earlier, Rushdie had assured a sceptical audience at a book festival in eastern France …

How many years to correct the mistake, Rushdie asks on Satanic Verses ban
9 years, 3 months ago

How many years to correct the mistake, Rushdie asks on Satanic Verses ban

India TV News  

New Delhi: Hours after former Finance Minister P Chidambaram termed the ban on Salman Rushdie's book "Satanic Verses" as wrong, the author asked how many more years it would take to correct the "mistake". Rushdie's remarks was prompted by Chidambaram's admission that the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision to ban the controversial novel was a mistake. Chidambaram, who was Minister of …

Rushdie relives magic of ‘Midnight’s Children’
11 years, 11 months ago

Rushdie relives magic of ‘Midnight’s Children’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Thanks to the printed word and the moving image, Salman Rushdie has recaptured the worst part of his life and relived one of the best. Rushdie is now promoting the film adaptation of his breakthrough novel, “Midnight’s Children,” winner of the Booker Prize in 1981 and one of the most highly praised works of fiction of its …

What blocked the way for The Satanic Verses?
12 years, 5 months ago

What blocked the way for The Satanic Verses?

Live Mint  

In his recently-published memoir, Joseph Anton, Salman Rushdie recounts the events that led the Indian government to ban the import of his novel, The Satanic Verses, into India in 1988. In a recent issue of Open, Jain writes: “Unfortunately, the editor of the books pages of the magazine at the time, who later went on to edit a national daily, …

India denying visa was a deep wound: Rushdie
12 years, 6 months ago

India denying visa was a deep wound: Rushdie

The Hindu  

Describing not being able to visit India for over 12 years as a “long exile,” India-born writer Salman Rushdie says that being denied a visa and Indian embassies abroad keeping away from him was a “deep wound” inflicted on him by India. A British citizen, Rushdie adds: “After India became the first country in the world to ban The Satanic …

Open letter to Rajiv in 1988 was 'arrogant', admits Rushdie
12 years, 6 months ago

Open letter to Rajiv in 1988 was 'arrogant', admits Rushdie

India TV News  

London, Sep 19: Twenty four years after he shot off an open letter to the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi criticising the ban on ‘The Satanic Verses', India-born controversial author Salman Rushdie now admits that his reaction was “arrogant”, “angry” and “cheek”. 65-year-old Rushdie, whose 633-page memoir titled ‘Joseph Anton' hit the stands yesterday, narrates mainly his life in hiding …

A Rushdie-shaped hole
13 years, 1 month ago

A Rushdie-shaped hole

The Hindu  

Much stardust and some moonstorms marked this year's ‘greatest literary show on earth' in Jaipur, where the appearance of Oprah was eclipsed by the mis -appearance of Salman Rushdie. Anyone with even a rudimentary understanding of Indian politics would have anticipated protests by some Islamic organisation or the other when Rushdie's participation in the festival was announced, given that this …

When Rushdie called Rajiv a philistine, an opportunist
13 years, 2 months ago

When Rushdie called Rajiv a philistine, an opportunist

Firstpost  

In 1988, Salman Rushdie wrote a stinging letter to Rajiv Gandhi for banning his book. What he said then holds goods even now of the Indian state Salman Rushdie may or may not get to talk to the audience assembled at the Jaipur Literature Festival through a video link today, but a 1988 open letter he wrote to Prime Minister …

Between Bigg Boss and Un-banning: the Rushdie affair continues
13 years, 2 months ago

Between Bigg Boss and Un-banning: the Rushdie affair continues

Firstpost  

Salman Rushdie would have been the biggest literary celebrity at Jaipur. “Cherished freedoms must not be lost,” Kapil Sibal read from one of his own poems though it wasn’t clear he realised the irony of the line. “The Satanic Verses has not incited violence anywhere; others have used the novel’s existence to incite violence to suit their political ends,” the …

Only import of book prohibited, say legal experts
13 years, 2 months ago

Only import of book prohibited, say legal experts

The Hindu  

Legal experts and government officials have told The Hindu that there is no ban on reading, possessing or downloading copies of Salman Rushdie's controversial book, The Satanic Verses. The book, sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Finance said, was only barred from being imported under Section 11 the Customs Act of 1962, which, among other things, allows the …

Two Complaints Against Authors Filed In Courts
13 years, 2 months ago

Two Complaints Against Authors Filed In Courts

India TV News  

Jaipur/Ajmer, Jan 23: Demanding action against authors for reading from Salman Rushdie's banned book ‘The Satanic Verse' at a literary festival here, Muslim groups today filed two separate complaints in courts in Rajasthan. The complaints were filed in the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Jaipur and before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate in Ajmer seeking direction to police to …

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Those out to murder Rushdie will never learn
13 years, 2 months ago

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Those out to murder Rushdie will never learn

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At one event, novelists including the British writer Hari …

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