Rushdie's Satanic Verses Selling in India

Salman Rushdie Novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ Sold In India For First Time In 36 Years
Manasi Subramaniam, Editor-in-Chief at Penguin Random House India, posted a line from the book in which Rushdie writes, “Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.” She added: “At long last. @SalmanRushdie’s The Satanic Verses is allowed to be sold in India after a 36-year ban.”
Why the sale of Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ in India has sparked a new row
Delhi’s Bahrisons Booksellers are selling a ’limited stock’ of Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel ‘The Satanic Verses’. It will be available in Pune soon. However, the development has been criticised by some Muslim organisations.
The Satanic Verses' Returns to India: A look back at why Rushdie went into hiding and the book’s 'silent' comeback
The renewed sale of the controversial book has been strongly condemned by a section of Muslim organisations in India, who have appealed to the central government to reinstate the ban on it.
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The Satanic Verses' by Salman Rushdie makes a controversial comeback in India, reigniting debates about censorship, freedom of expression, and political accountability linked to Rajiv Gandhi's past actions.
'The Satanic Verses' Row: Muslim Bodies Outraged Over Renewed Sale Of Salman Rushdie's Book In India
Back in 1988, the content of Salman Rushdie's book 'The Satanic Verses' received major backlash as the members of the Muslim community raised objections, claiming that it was blasphemous and offensive to the Islamic faith.
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Freed verses: Editorial on the return of Salman Rushdie’s 'The Satanic Verses' in India
It must be noted that it is bureaucratic ineptitude rather than a defence of fundamental rights that has allowed The Satanic Verses to return to book shelves in India 36 years after its publication
The book review that Rushdie says lit the Satanic Verses fire
Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses has arrived at a bookstore in India 37 years after it was published. An import ban by Rajiv Gandhi government kept it away from Rushdie's native country for almost four decades.
Watch CutTheClutter: As ‘The Satanic Verses’ returns, a look back at the ban & the repercussions
Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta recalls his involvement in publishing Madhu Jain's review of the book, leading to protests, the ban on the book & a revenge movie in Pakistan.
​Return Of Satanic Verses: Time A Reason For Muted Response?
How do you explain the lack of street protests and the silence of political groups as one of the most controversial books published in independent India -Salman Rushdie’s 1988 novel 'The Satanic Verses' – returns to the country's bookshops after being banned for 36 years?
Rushdie's Satanic Verses Selling in India After 36 Years
Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses is being sold again in his native India nearly four decades after it was banned, reports the Times of India. A court lifted the ban put in place in 1988 for an unusual reason,
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Why Salman Rushdie Is Trending And The Controversy Behind The 36-Year Ban Of The Satanic Verses
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Muslims should not seek re-ban on ‘The Satanic Verses’, says civil society group
Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy cited the example of Syed Ahmad Khan, the 19th-century reformer who resisted efforts to ...
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For the fundamentalist, secular is dirtiest of dirty words: Rushdie on The Satanic Verses fatwa
Salman Rushdie addressed an audience at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge University, marking the fourth anniversary of the ...