Wendi Doniger

• Dinanath Batra's Loony Toons

  He is committing intellectual fraud, writes Shobhaa De.

• 'Told Smriti Irani History books Must Change', says Man Behind Ban on Wendy Doniger Book

  Activist-author Dinanath Batra, who invited massive criticism for having American scholar Wendy Doniger's book pulped on grounds that it insulted Hindus, is now rooting for changes in school history books.

• Author Dinanath Batra, Who Had Book Pulped for 'Insulting Hindus', Will Be Read In Gujarat Schools

  An activist-author who was widely criticized for having American scholar Wendy Doniger's book pulped on grounds that it insulted Hindus, will soon be part of the reading list in Gujarat schools.

• Another book by Wendy Doniger under attack

  Another book on Hinduism by American indologist Wendy Doniger has come under attack from the same Delhi-based group which had compelled the publishers of an earlier work by her to withdraw the title.

• Mani-Talk: Wendy Doniger and Salman Rushdie, separate and not equal

  As one who continues to support Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's mid-80s decision to ban the import of Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses, how do I reconcile my horror at what is being done to Wendy Doniger with my solidarity with Rajiv on Satanic Verses?

• Op-ed: Does it make sense to pulp books?

  So another book has died a premature death in India. Or, has it? To be precise, it is only a half death, for the book's digital edition continues to be available to electronic users. A banned book often generates intensely greater curiosity than a book in normal circulation.

• Authors angry over Penguin pulping Wendy Doniger's book 'The Hindus', legal notice sent

  Days after Penguin decided to pulp American author Wendy Doniger's book 'The Hindus: An Alternative History' following an out-of-court settlement, at least two authors hit back asking the publisher to withdraw their books, nullify their contract and pulp their books too in protest.

• Authors, historians denounce Penguin's withdrawal of Wendy Doniger's book 'The Hindus'

  A group of authors and historians has denounced the withdrawal of American scholar Wendy Doniger's book on Hinduism, calling it a "campaign to drown all questioning voices and prepare the ground for a chauvinistic and communal presentation of history and culture."

• Have to respect law, however intolerant: Penguin India on destroying Wendy Doniger's 'The Hindus'

  Amid outrage over its decision to destroy American scholar Wendy Doniger's "The Hindus: An Alternative History" following a legal settlement with a fringe group, Penguin India today broke its silence and defended its capitulation but highlighted that the Indian law made it difficult to uphold free speech.

• Wendy Doniger 'angry and disappointed' after book on Hindus pulped in India

  American scholar Wendy Doniger said she was "angry and disappointed" that all copies of her book "The Hindus: An Alternative History" will be pulped in India after a legal row that has ignited fears about free speech.