On 5 October 1988 India became the first country to 'ban' The Satanic Verses written by Salman Rushdie.
Ban was instigated by Rafiq Zakaria, daddy of @FareedZakaria, and Khushwant Singh of @PenguinIndia
Then PM Rajiv Gandhi was glad to oblige. @INCIndia celebrated the ban.
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Ban was instigated by Rafiq Zakaria, daddy of @FareedZakaria, and Khushwant Singh of @PenguinIndia
Then PM Rajiv Gandhi was glad to oblige. @INCIndia celebrated the ban.
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Trivia:
India's ban on The Satanic Verses written by Salman Rushdie was issued by the Finance Ministry.
Technically, the ban was restricted to its import under Customs Act.
Possessing or reading the book were not banned. Hence, it is not proscribed literature.
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India's ban on The Satanic Verses written by Salman Rushdie was issued by the Finance Ministry.
Technically, the ban was restricted to its import under Customs Act.
Possessing or reading the book were not banned. Hence, it is not proscribed literature.
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All copies of The Satanic Verses imported for sale in India were sold within a couple of days. By the time this book came Rushdie had become hugely popular (among the chattering classes) for his Midnight's Children.
I am presuming those copies (possibly unread) still exist.
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I am presuming those copies (possibly unread) still exist.
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I said possibly unread because by all accounts Satanic Verses is a daunting book whose language of magic realism is not easily discernible to all.
Why do I say this?
I doubt from Bradford (where the book was burned) to New York (where Rushdie was stabbed) many have read it.
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Why do I say this?
I doubt from Bradford (where the book was burned) to New York (where Rushdie was stabbed) many have read it.
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