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Mahatma Gandhi. The Gujarati translation of Hind Swaraj was banned by the British authorities on its publication in India. [ 1] 1924. Rangila Rasul. Pandit M. A. Chamupati or Krishan Prashaad Prataab [ 2] In May 1924, this Urdu booklet was published in Lahore. The booklet purportedly described Prophet Muhammad 's relationship with women. 1934.
Banned books are books or other printed works such as essays or plays which have been prohibited by law, or to which free access has been restricted by other means. The practice of banning books is a form of censorship, from political, legal, religious, moral, or commercial motives. This article lists notable banned books and works, giving a ...
Contents. List of most commonly challenged books in the United States. Judy Blume is the author featured most frequently on this list (five times). Her young adult novels are typically about coming of age issues such as teenage sexuality. The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling was the most challenged work from 2000 to 2009.
Scarred: Experiments with Violence in Gujarat is an Indian, non-fiction book that covers the violence in the Indian province of Gujarat, that was targeted largely at the region's Muslim community. It is authored by award-winning Mumbai-based journalist Dionne Bunsha, and published by Penguin in 2006. [ 1][ 2]
Book burning. List of book-burning incidents. Nazi book burnings. Burning of books and burying of scholars. Areopagitica; A speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, to the Parlament of England. Index Librorum Prohibitorum. List of most commonly challenged books in the United States.
2015 – MSG: The Messenger: The Punjab government banned Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh 's film MSG: The Messenger in the state. [113] [114] [115] 2015 – Blood Street: The film depicts the religion-based (Hindu-Sikh) riots that took place in Punjab. It also highlights the brutality of the Punjab Police at the time.
November 29, 2023 at 7:01 AM. Part of an occasional series. Authors of books that are banned in Iowa schools for having descriptions of sex acts say labeling their works as pornography diminishes ...
The world's average annual death rate from intentional violence, in recent years, has been 7.9 per 100,000 people. [167] For 2012, [11] there were 93 deaths in India from many incidences of communal violence (or 0.007 fatalities per 100,000 people). Of these, 48 were Muslims, 44 Hindus and one police official.