Salman Rushdie’s novel ‘The Satantic Verses’ hadn’t been sold in India, the country of the author’s birth, for 36 years, until this week. The novel, which forced the India-born author into hiding after its publication in 1988,

Delhi court allows sales of divisive novel that sent Sir Salman into hiding for a decade after officials lose the original banning order

NEW DELHI – Salman Rushdie’s controversial 1988 novel The Satanic Verses has made its way back to Indian bookshops, decades after being banned for sparking riots and outrage over its alleged blasphemy. The return of the novel, long shrouded in controversy, is tied not to a debate about free speech but to missing government paperwork.

Another controversy in tow? Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel The Satanic Verses has quietly made its return to India 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government. A "limited stock" of the book,

While the book has generated significant interest from readers, publishers, and authors alike, many other bookstores have decided not to import it. This selective availability has added to the growing discussions around its release.

Delhi’s Bahrisons Booksellers are selling a ’limited stock’ of Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel ‘The Satanic Verses’. It will be available in Pune soon. However, the development has been criticised by some Muslim organisations.

Salman Rushdie's controversial book 'The Satanic Verses' is back on sale in India after a 36-year ban, sparking renewed debate on freedom of speech and religious sentiments.

The Satanic Verses', banned in 1988, reappears in India. Muslim groups urge government to reinstate ban, citing offence to sentiments. Available at Bahrisons Booksellers.

On August 12, 2022, Lebanese-American Hadi Matar stabbed Rushdie on stage at a lecture, leaving him blind in one eye. Even though the book is available for purchase at Bahrisons, it evoked a mixed response from readers, especially due to its price.

Back in 1988, the content of Salman Rushdie's book 'The Satanic Verses' received major backlash as the members of the Muslim community raised objections, claiming that it was blasphemous and offensive to the Islamic faith.

How do you explain the lack of street protests and the silence of political groups as one of the most controversial books published in independent India -Salman Rushdie’s 1988 novel 'The Satanic Verses' – returns to the country's bookshops after being banned for 36 years?