Guest guest Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Vidya Have you forgotten the banning of Satanic verses and of Taslima Nasreen's books in West Bengal (by none other than the "secular" communist regime) due to pressure from the "oh-so-liberal" muslim leadership and India's "secular" press? China gets done all that it wants to very effectively and behind the scenes. Witness the editing of Hillary Clinton's memoirs about the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Swami >______________________ > >Message: 1 > Thu, 18 Dec 2003 18:35:09 -0000 > "Vidya Jayaraman" <vidyajayaram >Book-Burning in India > >I see a current trend of comparing the Chinese approach to China >Studies vs the Indian approach and hence this question. > >Was there any incident of a Government or state-sponsored or supported >book-banning and burning activity in India comparable to those like >the Qin Shi Huang Di orders (200 BC China) or the European >traditions like the books of Arius and Nestorius etc. > >The only two instances of burning manuscripts that I have come across >are the traditional accounts of Amara Simha and others who burn their >manuscripts (of their own accord?)when they lost in debate. >Another later-day instance is from the Nawab Of carnatic and the >Saraswati Mahal. > >Are there any other oral or written accounts of happenings such as >these? > >Thanks > >Vidya Jayaraman _______________ Watching a pirated movie? Stop now! http://server1.msn.co.in/Computing/antipiracy/movies.html Say no to piracy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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