Penguin India’s recent decision to withdraw Wendy Doniger‘s HINDUS: An Alternative History nearly five years after its 2009 publication has naturally attracted attention and controversy. The publisher agreed to immediately withdraw and pulp Doniger’s book, ensuring it is fully removed from the market in India over the next six months, after reaching a legal settlement with an organization called Shiksha Bachao Andolan. The group found the book insulting to Hindus and had waged a three-year court battle in India with the publisher, bringing both civil and criminal actions. The settlement does not affect editions published outside of India, so the […]
