A book on Hinduism stopped from publication

03/13/2014

According to BBC, the Penguin India decided to cancel all prints of a book on Hinduism by Wendy Doniger – an American researcher. The book "The Hindus: An Alternative History" was published by Penguin Group (USA) in 2009 and republished in 2010.

The 800 - page copy publishes in 2009

 

The 779 - page copy publishes in 2010

 

It is said that the publication of the book led to a lawsuit involved a charge of insulting the faith. In 2011, a group of Hindus known as Shiksha Bachao Andolan sued the publisher because they claimed that the book contained some contents insulting Hindus followers, and as their religion regarded “heresy”. However, according to our researching, the e - book still exists in the Internet 

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