Salman Rushdie’s, British-Indian novelist, 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 book, which caused a furore against its author and content that was deemed blasphemous by Muslim organisations the world over, has been selling at Bahrisons Booksellers in Delhi for the past few days.Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ back on sale in India after 36-year ban
Salman Rushdie’s, British-Indian novelist, 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 book, which caused a furore against its author and content that was deemed blasphemous by Muslim organisations the world over, has been selling at Bahrisons Booksellers in Delhi for the past few days.
