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Top 10 banned books in India

TNN | Last updated on - May 3, 2017, 15:59 IST

1/10

Nine Hours to Rama by Stanley Wolpert

Banned for exposing government’s inability to provide proper security to Gandhi, and hinted at possible incompetence and collusion
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2/10

Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India by James Laine

Banned for containing “material promoting social enmity”, according to the Bombay High Court
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3/10

The Ramayana as told by Aubrey Menen

Banned for playful deconstruction of the epic that angered Hindu extremist leaders
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4/10

The Price of Power by Seymour Hersh

Banned for suggesting that Morarji Desai was a CIA informant
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5/10

The Polyester Prince: The Rise of Dhirubhai Ambani by Hamish McDonald

Banned for being slanderous against the Ambani family
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6/10

The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy Doniger

Banned for portraying Hindu Gods in a humorous manner
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7/10

Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry

Banned last year from Indian curriculum in colleges for being derogatory to the Shiv Sena party and Marathi-speaking people
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8/10

Lajja by Taslima Nasrin

Banned for allegedly hurting Muslim sentiments
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9/10

Mother India by Katherine Mayo

Banned for commenting on the treatment of India's women, the untouchables, animals, dirt, and the character of its nationalistic politicians and for also pointing on the problem of the marriage of young girls
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10/10

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

Banned for allegedly being insulting to the Prophet
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