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BANNED/CHALLENGED > Dehli University in India Bans Book From Curriculum

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message 1: by Shomeret (new)

Shomeret | 33 comments Delhi University banned the Hindi version of India's Struggle for Independence even though it's been part of their curriculum for more than twenty years. Some important figures in the Quit India movement that eventually ended British rule are called "revolutionary terrorists" in this book. The family of one these figures objected recently. Here's an article about it from The Hindu at http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/D...


message 2: by Manybooks, Minister of Forbidden Literature (new)

Manybooks | 618 comments Mod
Shomeret wrote: "Delhi University banned the Hindi version of India's Struggle for Independence even though it's been part of their curriculum for more than twenty years. Some important figures in the..."

I can understand that the family is upset, but this book should still not have been banned, especially at the university level. What a joke!


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