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Rushdie, Haasan, Nandy: Till when will we cave in?

Mitali Saran on why Indians always adopt the brace position while standing up to intimidation Salman Rushdie found the perfect phrase when he said, during a recent television interview, that India......

Writers, film fraternity slam Bengal govt over Rushdie

The literary and film community on Friday came out in support of controversial author Salman Rushdie and blamed the West Bengal government for cancellation of his visit to the metropolis. "If a......

Rushdie lying, say book fair, literature meet organisers

Organisers of Kolkata Literary Meet and Kolkata Book Fair have denied British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's statement on Friday that he was invited to be a part of the literary carnival and said......

Message prompted Mamata to act against Rushdie: Cleric

A Muslim cleric claimed on Friday that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had ordered Kolkata police to block the visit of controversial author Salman Rushdie to the metropolis on Wednesday......

Mamata told police to put me on the next flight: Rushdie

Controversial author Salman Rushdie has said that he was forced to cancel his trip to Kolkata as he was told that the police would bundle him out in the next flight on instructions from Chief......

Review: Midnight's Children is magical, a must watch

Midnight's Children is a must watch for people who've yearned to experience Salman Rushdie's iconic storytelling in a more accessible format, writes Nishi Tiwari.I've come to know two kinds of book......

Salman Rushdie: I really miss the people of Mumbai

It wasn't only me who was born in Mumbai, but also the idea of the book and the film Midnight's Children, says Salman Rushdie. The author and filmmaker Deepa Mehta speak to Sonil Dedhia in the city......

PIX: The Who's Who in Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children

As Deepa Mehta's screen adaptation of Saman Rushdie's iconic Booker-winning novel Midnight's Children gets ready to be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, we introduce......

Bollywood condemns Salman Rushdie ban

As Rajasthan government persuaded the organizers of Jaipur Literary Festival to ask Salman Rushdie to call off his visit, stars condemned the ban on Twitter.Celina......

First Look: Shahana Goswami in Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children

Acclaimedfilmmaker Deepa Mehta, who's working on her latest project -- a film adaptation of author Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children -- shared a still of Shahana Goswami from the......

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Q. What Attracts One to Hinduism?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-attracts-one-to-hinduism/25425566/answers/

Q. should salman rushdie be allowed 2 roam freely in india ?
Samir Kapoor: A. The concepts of utmost freedom of thoughts and actions. That's what attracts many to Hinduism. Hinduism never forbids any one to question its...... more

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Q. why Modi is Untouchable for so called secularists ? does secularism mean appreciation of communal feelings of Minority ? even If One talks abt development people try to paint it in saffron ?
Shatabdi Express: A. yes we are a liberal country not like Pak or Islamic country. more

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Q. Why India needs a 'new sort' of home minister
Cnanu Shree: A. As Kanti Bajpai said All fascisms (and other forms of authoritarianism) have operated in the name of the people and have used the sledgehammer of...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-india-needs-a-new-sort-of-home-minister/25007480/answers/25009926

Q. Kamal Haasan`s film is banned in Tamil Nadu. Salman Rushdie is not allowed to enter into Kolkata. What do our secular parties have to say ?
Kishore Malhotra: A. That the occasions for outrage helpfully provided by this delightful country will get so repetitive, so mind-crushingly boring, that we'll all just...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/kamal-haasans-film-is-banned-in-tamil-nadu.-salman-rushdie-i/24981124/answers/25007483

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