Jaipur
No Rushdie video conference without prior permission: Raj govt
In a new twist to the Salman Rushdie controversy, Rajasthan government on Monday said it would not allow the controversial author's proposed video link address to the Jaipur Literature Festival withou
Gehlot: Had security in place
Although well-known writers like Ben Okri, poet Gulzar and Prasoon Joshi were interacting and sharing the best of their work with people in jam-packed halls at Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) but author Sir Salman Rushdie’s controversy refused to die down.
Concocted death threat? Rushdie is wrong: Gehlot
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday refuted Salman Rushdie's accusation that the police concocted a supposed death threat to keep him away from the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Writers seek revoking ban on 'The Satanic Verses'
A group of independent writers and artists on Sunday presented a petition supporting the right of all artists and writers to freedom of expression and revoking of the ban on Salman Rushdie's 'The Sata
Chetan Bhagat attacks Salman Rushdie, says you can't hurt feelings in India
A day after his comments against Salman Rushdie created ripples, popular author Chetan Bhagat on Sunday said the Booker Prize winner was a hero to him as well but not for ‘attacking God’ and religious
Reading of Rushdie stopped
Rose petals may be a long way off, but the appropriate words were showered on author Salman Rushdie on the buzzing lawns of Hotel Diggi Palace here. Author Hari Kunzru tweeted before going in to address his session “Of Gods and Men” at the JLF: “About to defy bigots and shoe throwers, reading @SalmanRushdie Satanic Verses on stage with @amitavakumar at #jaipur #jlf”.
Rushdie cites threat, opts out
Salman Rushdie ended weeks of speculation about his participation in the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) by announcing on Friday that he would not be traveling to India. Rushdie issued a press statement in which he blamed political indifference, specifically of the Rajasthan government, and lack of adequate security.
Stories of pain, sorrow at fest
They narrated their moments in confinement. It has pain, sorrow and lessons for humanity.
MP demands arrest of writers for reading ‘Satanic Verses’
Member of Parliament and president of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Asaduddin Owaisi has demanded the immediate arrest of the writers who on Friday read Salman Rushdie's banned book 'Satanic Verses' at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Chetan Bhagat says banned writers not 'heroes'
Best-selling Indian writer Chetan Bhagat on Saturday criticised the support leant to authors whose books are banned for offending religious communities, a day after Salman Rushdie cancelled his trip t
