On the eve of India’s 76th Independence Day, writers including, Salman Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Amitav Ghosh, criticised the Modi govt over ‘threats to free expression’.
From recalling remarks of those who read 'The Satanic Verses' to thoughts on the future of the Islamic world, Salman Rushdie spoke on several topics in this interview with Shekhar Gupta.
The Satanic Verses isn't so much read as deposited by culture in people’s imaginations. Today, Rushdie is known less as an author than as a sinister figure.
The negative reaction by other authors to Rushdie’s book ratings in 2015 demonstrates how sensitive writers can be to the public discussion of the literature of their peers.
Each case has its own performance trajectory, but there's a broad apparatus that provides a background for the dramatisation and execution of such politics.
Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
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