Dinanath Batra has arm-twisted publisher Penguin India into recalling and destroying American scholar Wendy Doniger’s book, The Hindus: An Alternative History. Here’s why he has a problem with it
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Penguin India to Recall and Destroy Renowned American Scholar’s Book on Hinduism
A reported settlement by Penguin India to recall and pulp copies of U.S. academic Wendy Doniger’s The Hindus raises questions of freedom of speech in the world’s largest democracy
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