Jaipur Literary Festival

Rushdie no-show and the borders of our shrunken minds

With the precedent set in the case of Salman Rushdie, the template for criminal intimidation of our writers and artists has been perfected.

Rajasthan invented threat plot to keep me away: Rushdie

The writer said he was angry and digusted at having been manipulated by the police into staying away from the lit fest.

Can the Indian liberal, the invisible non-entity, stand up?

Indian liberals are notorious for their inability to rally behind a cause. It's time they stood united.

Silencing Rushdie: The slimy cowardice of the soft state

Surrendering to regressive mullah-maulvi sentiments, the Indian state has 'persuaded' the Jaipur Literary Festival to delist Rushdie. And taken a giant stride on the slippery slope towards illiberalism.

India gagged and bound: What the Deoband/Rushdie affair reveals about us

In our great nation, someone's sentiments are always in danger of being inflamed, hurt or violated. When everything offends – from a birthday cake to a novel – the principle of freedom of expression loses all meaning.