Comments on: Salman Rushdie pulls out of Indian literary festival amid assassination fears

By: Free speech in India? Not in 2012 | UNCUT

Free speech in India? Not in 2012 | UNCUT — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:09:31 +0000

[...] due to objections of themes such as homosexuality, and the much-publicised cancelled visit of Salman Rushdie to the Jaipur Literary Festival due to “security [...]

By: What reception will India give new Rusdhie film? | saurabhgurjar

What reception will India give new Rusdhie film? | saurabhgurjar — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:36:18 +0000

[...] arrival to the now must-attend literary festival was much publicised, and predictably attracted controversy.Maulana Abul Qasim Nomani, vice-chancellor at India’s Muslim Deoband School, called for the [...]

By: Salman Rushdie has a new film, but is India up to its old tricks? | UNCUT

Salman Rushdie has a new film, but is India up to its old tricks? | UNCUT — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:02:59 +0000

[...] Rushdie was right, of course. Years later, in 2007, he attended the first Jaipur Literary Festival in India unnoticed. Without any security or fuss, he arrived unannounced, mingling with the crowd. Things had changed dramatically by 2012, when Rushdie’s arrival to the now must-attend literary festival was much publicised, and predictably attracted controversy. [...]

By: India’s face-off with internet freedom | UNCUT

India’s face-off with internet freedom | UNCUT — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:02:32 +0000

[...] The Satanic Verses were felt as recently as January this year, with the author being forced to pull out of the Jaipur Literary Festival amid assassination [...]

By: Enemies of free speech | Index on Censorship

Enemies of free speech | Index on Censorship — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:51:21 +0000

[...] off that perfectly illustrated his observations. Salman Rushdie had been due to give a talk at the Jaipur Literature Festival about his Booker-winning novel Midnight’s Children, the film of which is to be released later [...]

By: India: How to silence a nation | Index on Censorship

India: How to silence a nation | Index on Censorship — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:04:58 +0000

[...] proceedings after complaints were filed by among others, members of an organisation that campaigned against Salman Rushdie’s participation in the Jaipur Literature Festival. They allege that the festival [...]

By: ‘WRITERS TAKE A STAND AGAINST RUSHDIE BAN’ by Salil Tripathi « Uddari Weblog

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:29:24 +0000

[...] the Rajasthan police apparently concocted a fictitious assassination plot leading Salman Rushdie to stay away from the Jaipur Literature Festival, the mood in Jaipur was glum. Everyone took the plot to be [...]

By: Law and Media Round Up – 23 January 2012 « Inforrm's Blog

Law and Media Round Up – 23 January 2012 « Inforrm's Blog — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:11:09 +0000

[...] a detailed history of the Satanic Verses affair in 1988, which was back in the news last week, with reports that Salman Rushdie has cancelled his appearance at the Jaipur Literary Festival, after receiving [...]

By: Writers take a stand against Rushdie ban | Index on Censorship

Writers take a stand against Rushdie ban | Index on Censorship — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:11:13 +0000

[...] Rajasthan police apparently concocted a fictitious assassination plot leading Salman Rushdie to stay away from the Jaipur Literature Festival, the mood in Jaipur was glum. Everyone took the plot to be [...]

By: India must choose to defend free speech | Index on Censorship

India must choose to defend free speech | Index on Censorship — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:41:27 +0000

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