The Satanic Verses' Returns to India: A look back at why Rushdie …
5 days ago · 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government, British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's controversial book "The Satanic Verses" has quietly returned to India. A "limited stock" of ...
Almost four decades after ban, The Satanic Verses is on a …
Dec 25, 2024 · Nearly 37 years after its import was banned by the Indian government amid much sound and fury, Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses has made a quiet return. The book under ‘Limited Stock’ is now on display at Delhi’s prominent Bahrisons Booksellers.
'The Satanic Verses' Being Sold In India For First Time In 36 Years
Dec 27, 2024 · Salman Rushdie ‘s novel ‘The Satantic Verses’ hadn’t been sold in India, the country of the author’s birth, for 36 years, until this week.
Why Rajiv Gandhi Banned Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’, …
Dec 26, 2024 · Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ is back in Indian bookstores after facing a ban of 36 years by the Congress government led by Rajiv Gandhi. The renewed sale of the controversial book has upset certain Muslim organisations, who have appealed to the Central government to reinstate the ban.
India's ban on Salman Rushdie 'The Satanic Verses' may end — …
Nov 8, 2024 · NEW DELHI (AP) — 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 …
Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' returns to India after 36 …
Dec 25, 2024 · The Satanic Verses faced intense backlash upon its release, including a fatwa issued by Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini, which called for Rushdie’s death and led to his years in hiding.
Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses available in India
Dec 25, 2024 · 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. A "limited stock" of the ...
Ban on Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses may end - Jamaica …
Nov 11, 2024 · The decades-long 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.
India can import Rushdie’s Satanic Verses after ban order …
Nov 8, 2024 · 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.
Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses' can be imported in India after ... - NBC News
India’s ban on importing author Salman Rushdie’s book “The Satanic Verses” has been lifted after a court said officials were unable to find the original order.