Penguin India recalls Doniger’s “The Hindus” after groups claim offence at “defamatory” passages in book

Penguin India recalls Doniger’s “The Hindus” after groups claim offence at “defamatory” passages in book

Wendy Doniger’s 2009 book, “The Hindus: An Alternative History” has recently been recalled by Penguin India after being taken to court by the Shiksha Bachao Andolan Committee. The Committee, a society that is based in New Delhi, approached the courts calling for the deletion of “defamatory, insulting and objectionable passages referring to freedom fighters and Hindu Gods and Goddesses” in the book.

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