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Perumal Murugan in first interview after Madras HC ruling: 'I am thinking of slowly writing again'

In his first interview after the 6 July 2016 Madras High Court ruling that quashed criminal proceedings against him, writer Perumal Murugan has talked about the controversy around his novel Madhorubagan, his self-imposed exile from writing and more

Perumal Murugan verdict is a victory for Indian literature, art and free speech

For now, it appears that Perumal Murugan has won the fight. However, this victory is not his alone. With the breaking of the levee that held him back, perhaps Indian literature can be flooded with expressions and ideas that were hitherto unexplored to usher in our own permissive society.

Meet Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, who defended Perumal Murugan and MF Husain

Sanjay Kishan Kaul is no stranger to such judgments. In 2008, Kaul quashed the obscenity case against late MF Husain and backed the painter, who was forced to go into exile after his painting of Mother India as a naked woman was accused of hurting religious sentiments.

Madras High Court quashes criminal case against Tamil writer Perumal Murugan

More than a year after Tamil writer Perumal Murugan declared publicly in a Facebook post that he would stop writing — following a controversy over his novel Madhorubagan — the Madras High Court has quashed a criminal case filed against him by residents of Tiruchengode.