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- Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' returns to India after 36-year banAfter 36 years, Salman Rushdie's banned novel, 'The Satanic Verses,' returns to India and is available at Bahrisons Booksellers in Delhi-NC...25 Dec, 2024, 03.48 PM IST
- Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: Govt searches for 'seditious writings' banned by British regimeThe Union culture ministry is collecting pieces of any form of nationalistic writing which the British regime had banned as seditious in In...07 Jul, 2022, 02.07 PM IST
- Insta poet Rupi Kaur says it's heartbreaking that US parents & lawmakers are trying to ban her book from schoolSexual violence, mental health, immigration -- no topic is taboo in Kaur's books.02 Jun, 2022, 05.10 PM IST
- Indian publishers nervous about taking books that might offend Hindutva: Wendy DonigerAfter her book was banned in India and a criminal case filed against her, the author is wary of coming to India.11 Feb, 2016, 10.24 AM IST
- Spectre row: Bollywood takes to spoofs to mock 'sanskari' Censor board chief Pahlaj NihalaniWhile theviralfever.com uses biting satire to make ts point, the 'Indian Censor Board Ode' has used melody to pack in a punch.26 Nov, 2015, 11.45 AM IST
- Saadat Hasan Manto, now a screen hero in PakistanA biopic on the controversial author is creating buzz on social media, and attracting youngsters to his work.20 Sep, 2015, 03.32 PM IST
- 'Autobiography of a Mad Nation': Of godmen, emergency and mercy petitions!This is the story of journalist-turned branding expert Sriram Karri's debut novel "Autobiography of a Mad Nation," which was long listed fo...24 May, 2015, 11.39 AM IST
- Why India has few critically insightful biographies and autobiographiesA widely regarded perception is that Indian readers, much like Hindi cinema viewers, prefer fables and parables to complicated tales or nua...12 Oct, 2014, 10.49 AM IST
- Modi-run government would be a 'bullying' one, says Salman RushdieRushdie said under Narendra Modi, India will have "a fairly bullying government" and attacks on the freedom of expression could worsen if t...06 May, 2014, 12.48 PM IST
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