I am offended by the fictional book called the Koran because it incites violence against me as a disbeliever and tells its followers to fight and unalive billions of people like me. The Koran is insensitive to the feelings of billions of non Muslims. Can we ban the Quran too??
i can listen to him hours after hours, i didn't believe good credible, kind of neutral and intelligent journalism by means of traditional media house in india is even possible anymore. gupta ji proved me wrong.
You forgot 56" Modani - singlehandedly he has handed 14 lakh crores to the oligarchs in the form of NPAs . As for guts he didn't last 5 minutes on Karan Thapar's show; still waiting for him to make his debut in a press conference . While Manipur burns this man is gallivanting in foreign countries . That's called fearlessness with a teleprompter.
The philosophy that led to this horrible incident and the attempt on Rushdie's life is the same one that led to the burning of the library at Nalanda, the attempted destruction of the Kailasha temple at Ellora, and the detonation of the Baamiyaan Buddhas. It is still as alive and malevolent as ever and the need to uproot it has never been greater.
@@Pinku-k4e Yes. Unspeakably tragic. The Norwegian publisher, and Italian and Turkish translators were lucky to escape with their lives. The hotel where the Turkish translator was staying was firebombed and 37 people died (most of whom were poets and musicians and scholars).
@ Tragic, absolutely tragic! Just finding out now, and for what? Just because Mohammed talks about the three ancient Goddesses worshipped by the Pagan Arab Tribes, and then retracts saying Satan had made him recite those verses, not the Angel Gabriel. Why did so many people have to lose their lives, to prevent this from coming out. Thanx for the information! 🪯🕉️🚩♥️🇮🇳
People like Syed Shahabuddi are a real problem for muslims. At least the goon of Sivan Shabuddin was a goon and did not pretend to save the religion. But this Syed Shahabuddi who has not only got modern education, served in IFS and still wanted his community to remain in those perils.
Yes, Sivan’s Shahabuddin once told in AAP kinAdalat that I may be a criminal but not the traitor. Syed Shahabuddin was the one who always talked agaist Vande Mataram.
This ban shouldn't have existed in the first place. If there's anything that's anti-Islam then it should be avoided by Muslims no need to ask for a ban but when asked for a ban it will ultimately lead to it being more popularised just like in this book case. If the Muslims around the world simply would've ignored this book. This book would've been irrelevant a long time ago. Asking for a "Ban" is the most Low IQ move anyone can make.
The book portrayed the wives of the Prophet (pbuh) (who are the spiritual mothers of all Muslims) as prostitutes. I want to know what reaction the Hindus would have if a book came out protraying Sita or some other female goddess as a prostitute.
Have you read the Madina Quran and a few Hadiths? What if Islam/Quran/Mohanad has clearly instructed what to do in case of Blasphemy? Give up on Islam/Quran/Mohamad? A true Muslim can not give up on Islam/Quran/Mohamad. It is the very essence of him being Muslim.
@@nv9991 For you what is blasphemy for others it is freedom of speech, for you what is jihad a war to protect Islam from Satan's for others it is terrorism.
The chicken and egg story- without the ban it would have simply sailed quietly on its own merit but the notoriety that the proscribing lent it ,sent it soaring up the bestseller's list .
It sold 2 million Hardcopies in 1 week, even before paperback was published. Rushdie was rich with Midnight's Children money, he became super rich because of The Satanic Verses
And also rampant terrorism during UPA I & II when common man felt helpless. Before you say UPA II was voted in 2009 despite 26/11, let me remind you that the alternative BJP was in a disarray and had not highlighted the issues of security as a campaign topic. We from AP (Hyderabad) experienced t@rrorism arising out of Bangladesh between 2006-2008 and the worst was Gokul Chat and Lumbini Garden b0mb blasts. That changed Hyderabadis in a significant way. Those days and simultaneous rise of Social Media gave away to intense discussions on "why this t@rrorism" and people discovered "green boys" and their gazwa-e-hind agenda. And there was no looking back. India has changed irrevocably. I hope I was able to convey my ideas. Cheers and best wishes!
@@PanakaluPoonakam BJP was already in power before UPA. So it was not the reason. Also, the terrism in India during that period was a global phenomenon. Check the terrorist activities in NDA1. Parliament attack happened in that era. USA was attacked, Britain, France etc all were attacked during those times., both NDA and UPA. Then the world took action and after the 2010 terrorist attack reduced and u can compare 2010 to 2015 with 2000 to 2005.
@udayanbadola7077 main and only reason. Ram Janmabhoomi was der since beginning but was not getting any traction. Unless people thought that Congress is pro Muslim only, they would have not taken the Rathyatra seriously.
@@sikandarrana6377 I’m telling you the truth. Khangress , even today instigates Indian Muslims & does nothing except instilling non existent fear in them . Think brother think .
Sataniv Verses shld never have been banned in India, as India is a secular, democratic country. However its the greatest appeasement politics by Congress party
Is India a secular country?? Joke? India is a Hindutva country now, and in the past it was a Hindutva country as well, secularism was a stick to beat Pakistan in International relations, and to delude the Muslims of India, and they took some false comfort expecting for some space in public life
India is secular country from when which secular country do have personal law board which secular country tax one religious place but give funds to other religious place which secular country do have waqf act 😂
Just like thief writing stories and this pagan assholes doing all weird satanic rituals around…you know Ramayana says that earth is carried by elephants and when elephants shake earth quake happens
Well, after all they are the progeny of the Mongols. NMF News has done a whole story on their actual lineage. As Nehru often said: “I am an Accidental Hindu!” 🪯🕉️🚩♥️🇮🇳
@PositivismAtItsBest Also availability of the book Shivaji by James laine and the book Godman to Tycoon on the rise of Patanjali. Bans are lifted but books are off the shelves for fear of violence.
@@vm-my6hgyou mean appeasement was started in 1924 when rangeela Rasool was banned?? Best to think twice before u write any nonsense that comes to your mind. And start reading to be better informed.
I purchased it for ₹100 in footpath in Mumbai in 1992. printing was very bad as it is illegally copied. the books language and story telling format was very contrived.
Sayed sahabuddin was a muslim activist 😂😂 yes but if it's a Hindu man or a Hindu organization then the Darbaari media uses a different yard stick😂😂. Mohammad zubair:- who made Nupoor Sharma a target for jihadist in a similar fashion. Well he is also an activist and a so called reporter 😂😂. I can see the pattern here 🤔.
Banning the book gave it much higher publicity and curiosity among people to read it. And most people went on to understand the original Satanic verses from the Qran, i.e. Certain verses were added and then deleted after 8years saying it was Satanic verses.
Shekhar ji great story telling. Speaking about books l read PJ O'Rourke after you had recommended him in cut the clutter. Do keep recommending books also show your bookshelf sometime so we can pick up some nuggets
Thank you…unfortunately PJ died of a bad cancer rather early in life…would’ve been great to see an irreverent old conservative in the Trump era…shekhar
Fascinating story ... But we need to worry about book sellers now. It must not come as a shock if attacks to punish them take place. After all the toxicity of religion abounds.
I have read some books of Salman Rushdie like Midnight children, Enchantress of Florence, Moor's last sign, and in reality like Shekar Kapur don't have the intellect to grasp them fully, but liked Midnight children, since there was humour in it, but I feel that no books should be banned and before forming a opinion on them we must read them, Rajiv Gandhi should have appointed a committee of Indians authors who should have, after reading the book, given a opinion on it, just as in western countries they do it, also if Indians feel that muslims protests and calling for burning the book unjustified, than even Shiv sena government should unban books on Shivaji that has been Unessararily ban.
Hope Congressmen buy copies of the book and understand what is freedom of expression which they always cry about and also allow sale of the book in few states ruled by them especially Telengana and Karnataka.
The book was never banned. Its import was prohibited. But when the SC asked the govt to produce the order banning its import, the govt could not find the order. It just tells you how well India is governed and why India is so respected all around the world. So tge Sayanic Verses is back. Lo! He was lost and now is found
Oh my god. You are like an old wine. Just when i thought the video was over , you came and started telling about "international gurrielay" . And man I laughed so much. Just amazing story telling.
1. The link to Article by Shekhar in India today is broken. I did read the article way back on print then in 80s and enjoyed it. 2. There is no link to youtube video of international gorillay but can be found on search. 3 minutes into that you see something which Shekhar has omitted in his detailed description of the movie. One of the main villains is named 'Ganpat'. 3. Shekhar takes a bit too much of importance to the review. Khushwant Singh claimed he previewed the book and advised Penguin not to Publish it. It would have drawn flak anyway.
For those calling it not to be banned, i agree. Let people decide but whether something is fiction or history should be made clear. Will we also allow well researched books on Shivaji and other historical figures to be made available too? Will people here support it? I hope so.
I have read the book, a few times, and have a copy of the book. Rushdie had never insulted Islam, no matter how much you want to stretch the truth, and neither intended. The whole episode took on political overtones after Rajiv Gandhi banned it, and I am 100% certain that he had never read it either. But he knew enough to say that the book Insulted Islam. I challenge anyone to point out one single line in the book that insults Islam. It was sheer political hypocrisy .
You said 2 stories which were told earlier already but they were good. Sadly, the state of INC is in, they have not learned any lessons from history. That's why this clamour for the votes of Muslims. Their formula is simple target Muslim votes, consolidate them then target the dominant caste group. According to them that's a winning formula. That makes up about 25 to 28% of the population maybe. What about the balance between 72 to 75%? The attitude is don't bother much about them. Till when strategy will continue? The kind of targeting they do is clearly shocking & makes them a B team of MUSLIM League. They must learn the valid lessons. Will they?
The worst Indian prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi did a tremendous damage to India. More than that, he betrayed Muslim women by overturning the Supreme Court judgement granting the right to recieve alimony to an eldely Muslim woman Shah Bano. Rajiv Gandhi was a weak prime minister, his son Rahul Gandhi even worse.
Mr. Gupta- some of your reminiscing is manna from heaven for a certain age of NRI uncles like myself. I actually remember being on the Punjab Mail, traveling from Deolali to Delhi, and reading a railway station bought copy of India Today and coming across the article on International Gorillay and laughing out loud. I ended up seeing the iconic flying Qurans scene on TH-cam years later, and remembering the original article.
Why single out banning of this book alone. I think you should cover banning arrest by all governments since 1947 all for vote bank politics and to protect the family. I do agree that acts in 1980s broke the camels back and new generation voters like me realized all this talk is nothing but vote bank politics and a whole generatons whose parents were congress supporters moved away from the party
Nice to see that the in your face, eyesore branding is no longer there. Mr. Gupta, you are a true Legend when it comes to history. You not only have covered many stories in the past, but are part of the story in some cases like this one.
Oops! Thanks, but you know what? Advertising and sponsorships help us pay some bills. You see all TV anchors speaking from behind computer monitors bearing logos…we are only keeping it aside! Thank for your kind words…we live through history and bring back some stories…shekhar
Political secularist i.e. Mixing secularism and politics is worse than mixing religion and politics. Mixing politics and secularism was the reason you processing secularism couldn't bring yourself to take a stand against blasphemy then in 1989. Mixing secular and politics is the reason you were encouraging blasphemy madness today as in Nupur Sharma case because well, it is directed against your political rivals. The withdrawal of the ban on that book is not an arrival of a new principled stance. That book has just outlived its oomph factor. There are many other bogeymen and women today carrying the cross of blasphemy, encouraged and patronised by the "secular" forces. Including SG
@@a6hiji7 Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act, 1937 ...... Is this mixing religion in governance and politics? Any strong successful movement against that by liberal eco chamber members?
Dear Shekhar the word is magical realism, not magic realism. Would recommend “love in the times of cholera” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez as your next read😃 Sorry my bad the word magic realism also exists, but I guess the more popular usage is magical realism🙏
The book Infidel by Ayan Hirsi Ali did not invoke any protest. Perhaps muslims were prepared to take the criticism of Islam lightly or muslims did not read that book at all Perhaps it will be good for you to cover the activities of ex muslims of Kerala to realise how far muslims have progressed in facing the criticism of their religion.
Please sir, cover the shiksha satyagraha(BPSC 70th Pre Re exam protest) ongoing in Gardanibagh Patna, 7 Students are on an indefinite hunger strike..at least listen to them and raise their voice🙏🙏
Pls don't say "I love sports". if you need to, say I love "cricket"...its more organic. Bcz at moments you do give references to cricket, and not football, the biggest sport known on the planet. God bless you and I hope someday you'll cover what's happening in Indian football, and you'll be surprised with the findings, if you don't know already
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I am offended by the fictional book called the Koran because it incites violence against me as a disbeliever and tells its followers to fight and unalive billions of people like me. The Koran is insensitive to the feelings of billions of non Muslims. Can we ban the Quran too??
Koran is hate speech not a religion....I want this to be said in the UN as a definition of Islamic moral inferiority.
The book should not have been banned in the first place
Yes. Wendy Doniger's book on Hinduism also.
Shekhar Gupta is an innocent sicular; limited mind he confesses but all over the media till old age...
@@BertRussie no ....Islam is a disease ...it must be exposed
No book should
@@BertRussiewhich book are you talking about?
Your stories are fascinating Shekhar. Especially for people like me who weren’t there at the time. A memoir by you would be a great read.
True. Especially his insights on Punjab and North East India are pretty much unparalleled among Indian journalists.
Why is karl rock so interested in Indian politics??? Something fishy😊
i can listen to him hours after hours, i didn't believe good credible, kind of neutral and intelligent journalism by means of traditional media house in india is even possible anymore. gupta ji proved me wrong.
@@prateeshpandey3100 Cause he is as Indian as you can get. And he loves this country, lives here, has family here and is free to have opinions.
@@prateeshpandey3100Because he lives here and is married to an Indian? Are you not capable of any rational thinking?
Rajeev was such a spineless politician
A brute majority yet pampered Communalism again and again. The worst PM of India
You forgot 56" Modani - singlehandedly he has handed 14 lakh crores to the oligarchs in the form of NPAs . As for guts he didn't last 5 minutes on Karan Thapar's show; still waiting for him to make his debut in a press conference . While Manipur burns this man is gallivanting in foreign countries . That's called fearlessness with a teleprompter.
@@rext8949 ok pedophile mohhamad
Bhakt spotted
@@DataCrusade1999 troll got triggered
@@rext8949😂😂😂😂 keep blabing PAPPU talking point ,nobody care.
In 2029 Modi hi ayegi. Because ek Hai to safe Hai, batugi to katohgi
Ek Hai to
The philosophy that led to this horrible incident and the attempt on Rushdie's life is the same one that led to the burning of the library at Nalanda, the attempted destruction of the Kailasha temple at Ellora, and the detonation of the Baamiyaan Buddhas. It is still as alive and malevolent as ever and the need to uproot it has never been greater.
A Japanese translating the book was killed for doing so, also.
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@@Pinku-k4e Yes. Unspeakably tragic. The Norwegian publisher, and Italian and Turkish translators were lucky to escape with their lives. The hotel where the Turkish translator was staying was firebombed and 37 people died (most of whom were poets and musicians and scholars).
@ Tragic, absolutely tragic! Just finding out now, and for what? Just because Mohammed talks about the three ancient Goddesses worshipped by the Pagan Arab Tribes, and then retracts saying Satan had made him recite those verses, not the Angel Gabriel. Why did so many people have to lose their lives, to prevent this from coming out. Thanx for the information! 🪯🕉️🚩♥️🇮🇳
@@Pinku-k4e that's a golf flag Dumb
Hey neele kabutar will get mad at you because according to them nalanda university was destroyed by Brahmins 😂
India finally became secular after the lifting of the ban.
No. Wendy Doniger's book on Hinduism is still banned
Not yet until hindu temples are exclusively controlled and taxed by government,not until wakf law exists
lols India never was secular. It's a Hindu extremists country
There was no actual ban of import of SV except Rajiv s oral order
Lmao jeet 🤣
People like Syed Shahabuddi are a real problem for muslims.
At least the goon of Sivan Shabuddin was a goon and did not pretend to save the religion.
But this Syed Shahabuddi who has not only got modern education, served in IFS and still wanted his community to remain in those perils.
Was he a cause or an effect?
Radical Muslims are Snake and Moderate Muslims are grass were snake resides.
Yes, Sivan’s Shahabuddin once told in AAP kinAdalat that I may be a criminal but not the traitor. Syed Shahabuddin was the one who always talked agaist Vande Mataram.
@@Prasad_S_Joshi its siwan
He was a classic Pakistani who remained in India.
This ban shouldn't have existed in the first place. If there's anything that's anti-Islam then it should be avoided by Muslims no need to ask for a ban but when asked for a ban it will ultimately lead to it being more popularised just like in this book case. If the Muslims around the world simply would've ignored this book. This book would've been irrelevant a long time ago. Asking for a "Ban" is the most Low IQ move anyone can make.
Muhammad was a disgusting human being. He doesn't deserve respect
The book portrayed the wives of the Prophet (pbuh) (who are the spiritual mothers of all Muslims) as prostitutes. I want to know what reaction the Hindus would have if a book came out protraying Sita or some other female goddess as a prostitute.
@@bilalbaig8586MF Hussain's painting shows the same
Have you read the Madina Quran and a few Hadiths? What if Islam/Quran/Mohanad has clearly instructed what to do in case of Blasphemy? Give up on Islam/Quran/Mohamad? A true Muslim can not give up on Islam/Quran/Mohamad. It is the very essence of him being Muslim.
@@nv9991 For you what is blasphemy for others it is freedom of speech, for you what is jihad a war to protect Islam from Satan's for others it is terrorism.
The chicken and egg story- without the ban it would have simply sailed quietly on its own merit but the notoriety that the proscribing lent it ,sent it soaring up the bestseller's list .
Your way of formulating sentence is impressive
But the cost of it was too high for Mr Rushdie...
Secular country??
99.9% of the protesters never read the book. Agree with Shekar the “magical realism” style is unreadable.
It sold 2 million Hardcopies in 1 week, even before paperback was published. Rushdie was rich with Midnight's Children money, he became super rich because of The Satanic Verses
Only thanks to the ban , I read the book that i would otherwise not have bothered with 30 years back !
No, actually you should read Rushdie and his works. He is master story teller. Cheers and best wishes!
@@PanakaluPoonakamVery difficult to read. I read his memoir and essay collections, loved them, fiction is just too difficult.
@@PanakaluPoonakamI've read him and I've read better !
The rise of the BJP can be attributed to the Shahbano case.
And also rampant terrorism during UPA I & II when common man felt helpless. Before you say UPA II was voted in 2009 despite 26/11, let me remind you that the alternative BJP was in a disarray and had not highlighted the issues of security as a campaign topic. We from AP (Hyderabad) experienced t@rrorism arising out of Bangladesh between 2006-2008 and the worst was Gokul Chat and Lumbini Garden b0mb blasts. That changed Hyderabadis in a significant way. Those days and simultaneous rise of Social Media gave away to intense discussions on "why this t@rrorism" and people discovered "green boys" and their gazwa-e-hind agenda. And there was no looking back. India has changed irrevocably. I hope I was able to convey my ideas. Cheers and best wishes!
@@PanakaluPoonakam BJP was already in power before UPA. So it was not the reason.
Also, the terrism in India during that period was a global phenomenon.
Check the terrorist activities in NDA1. Parliament attack happened in that era.
USA was attacked, Britain, France etc all were attacked during those times., both NDA and UPA.
Then the world took action and after the 2010 terrorist attack reduced and u can compare 2010 to 2015 with 2000 to 2005.
One of the reasons.
@udayanbadola7077 main and only reason. Ram Janmabhoomi was der since beginning but was not getting any traction.
Unless people thought that Congress is pro Muslim only, they would have not taken the Rathyatra seriously.
One of the reasons. U can't keep mentioning garibi hatao for decades & hope it works.
India has become secular only after the defeat of Musli Congress in 2014
wtf you are talking about?
@@sikandarrana6377 I’m telling you the truth. Khangress , even today instigates Indian Muslims & does nothing except instilling non existent fear in them . Think brother think .
1000%true😮
@ Telling you the naked truth .
@@mindtree59dumb sanghi now is communal bjp
Who hates other people in the name of religion
They are real anti national
Sataniv Verses shld never have been banned in India, as India is a secular, democratic country. However its the greatest appeasement politics by Congress party
You're right 👍
Is India a secular country?? Joke? India is a Hindutva country now, and in the past it was a Hindutva country as well, secularism was a stick to beat Pakistan in International relations, and to delude the Muslims of India, and they took some false comfort expecting for some space in public life
India is secular country from when which secular country do have personal law board which secular country tax one religious place but give funds to other religious place which secular country do have waqf act 😂
Freedom of expression, however displeasing it may be, is absolutely essential for the survival of democracy
Freedom of eating beef?
Yeah beef should also not be banned and same goes for pork or anything @@msdadsfsx
@@msdadsfsx Sure. When are you starting to rationalist secular Muslim's movement to scrap the "Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act, 1937"
@@msdadsfsxYepp.. one should have freedom of eating beef
@@msdadsfsx there already is. Have you ever visited Chennai ?
Syed Shahabuddin was never ostracized in Kham Market. He got to pontificate on secularism to Hindus.
it was a book that was banned without being read .just like some aasmani kitab which is obeyed without being read .💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Just like thief writing stories and this pagan assholes doing all weird satanic rituals around…you know Ramayana says that earth is carried by elephants and when elephants shake earth quake happens
Your book is no exception.
@computerscience1101 my dear our book is a conversation in battlefield and inspired teachings not some hear-say outpouring of epileptic . 😀😀😀😀😀
Not aasmani kitab but “ shetani book “ 🐍
Actual video starts around 4:30
you're a hero
Thanks ❤
Rajiv , typical grand son of Nehru, wired inside for muslim votes. Continues now with his wife and children , with more intent.
Well, after all they are the progeny of the Mongols. NMF News has done a whole story on their actual lineage. As Nehru often said: “I am an Accidental Hindu!”
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Waiting for unbanning of Rangila Rasool as well 🎉
Now that's a tough one, and it's where the appeasement was started.
And many books on gandhi and nehru and indira gandhi.
@PositivismAtItsBest Waiting for the unbanning of Sant surya tukaram and loksakha dnyaneshwar by Anand Yadav
@PositivismAtItsBest Also availability of the book Shivaji by James laine and the book Godman to Tycoon on the rise of Patanjali. Bans are lifted but books are off the shelves for fear of violence.
@@vm-my6hgyou mean appeasement was started in 1924 when rangeela Rasool was banned?? Best to think twice before u write any nonsense that comes to your mind. And start reading to be better informed.
His slow pace is - 250 pages in 10hrs on a moving train
😂😂
same speed as the train 20 pages in an hour.
😂@@Victor-y9g1w
What about Khushwant Singhs role, and the fact Midnights Children had mocked Indira and Sanjay Gandhi ?
All EYES on #TasleemaNasreen
Lajja! Can’t find it. 🪯🕉️🚩♥️🇮🇳
No book is banned in internet era i already had a copy
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Yeah, but writer get nothing from those leaked pdf copies.
I purchased it for ₹100 in footpath in Mumbai in 1992. printing was very bad as it is illegally copied. the books language and story telling format was very contrived.
The book is yet to be made available on Amazon and similar platforms
Already available
@@SkpalTube not in India
@@vinoddas5674 Yes, but available in major bookstores.
I hear Bahrisons in Khan Market, New Delhi has it on sale.
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@@Pinku-k4e In Connaught Place, Delhi as well.
Gupta ji has all knowledge except WAQF...
Waiting for his CTC..on waqf...
Don't expect much there, these people pander the other side & are surprised when they show the ruthlessness
I welcome this un-banning. Criminals and thugs cannot be allowed to dictate literary taste.
Delicious episode! Merry Christmas!!
Thank you Anil…and Merry Christmas (if belatedly) and a wonderful new year to you…shekhar
Sayed sahabuddin was a muslim activist 😂😂 yes but if it's a Hindu man or a Hindu organization then the Darbaari media uses a different yard stick😂😂. Mohammad zubair:- who made Nupoor Sharma a target for jihadist in a similar fashion. Well he is also an activist and a so called reporter 😂😂. I can see the pattern here 🤔.
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Kindly watch PGurus morning video on Mohammed Zubair and who funds and supports him. George Soros and his eco-system.
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This book should not have been banned, India has free speech.
but chicha nehru always appeased a certain community.
Shekhar ji, I was a member once, and will gladly renew it if skewed commentators such as Vir Sanghvi are no longer working for The Print.
Congratulations to Salman Rushdie !!!..... Jai Hind Jai Bharat !!!....
Even Turkey didn't banned it 😊
Banning the book gave it much higher publicity and curiosity among people to read it.
And most people went on to understand the original Satanic verses from the Qran,
i.e. Certain verses were added and then deleted after 8years saying it was Satanic verses.
Shekhar ji great story telling. Speaking about books l read PJ O'Rourke after you had recommended him in cut the clutter. Do keep recommending books also show your bookshelf sometime so we can pick up some nuggets
Thank you…unfortunately PJ died of a bad cancer rather early in life…would’ve been great to see an irreverent old conservative in the Trump era…shekhar
One key takeaway from this story is - " there is no truth in any of their reports only conditional biases "
This a defense that wasn't required. People just need to develop a thick skin regarding religion
Dear Shekhar jee, nice episode.
Can we have 1 episode highlighting the books, movies banned by nehru and why.
Not many people know about it
The Pakistani film story was more of a torture than the book itself.
You have to blame yourself for feeding the beast. On one side u pander them and then act surprised when they act entitled & ruthless 😒
Welcome back“ freedom of expression” India waiting for so long.
Fascinating story ... But we need to worry about book sellers now. It must not come as a shock if attacks to punish them take place. After all the toxicity of religion abounds.
Now waiting for - The Hindus: An alternative history
I have read some books of Salman Rushdie like Midnight children, Enchantress of Florence, Moor's last sign, and in reality like Shekar Kapur don't have the intellect to grasp them fully, but liked Midnight children, since there was humour in it, but I feel that no books should be banned and before forming a opinion on them we must read them, Rajiv Gandhi should have appointed a committee of Indians authors who should have, after reading the book, given a opinion on it, just as in western countries they do it, also if Indians feel that muslims protests and calling for burning the book unjustified, than even Shiv sena government should unban books on Shivaji that has been Unessararily ban.
Thanks!
Hi Sourabh,
Thank you for contributing to ThePrint.
Thank you Shekhar Saab for bringing this to us.A rare topics that you have taken up.Many Sir simply don't know this issue.
Thank you again Saab 🙏
Hope Congressmen buy copies of the book and understand what is freedom of expression which they always cry about and also allow sale of the book in few states ruled by them especially Telengana and Karnataka.
No way. Congress has become a one issue party whose main goal is to enable Ghazwa-e-Hind.
The book was never banned. Its import was prohibited. But when the SC asked the govt to produce the order banning its import, the govt could not find the order. It just tells you how well India is governed and why India is so respected all around the world. So tge Sayanic Verses is back. Lo! He was lost and now is found
Oh my god. You are like an old wine. Just when i thought the video was over , you came and started telling about "international gurrielay" . And man I laughed so much. Just amazing story telling.
Thank you Anupam…very kind of you…shekhar
SR has the guts to call a book what it is.
Such fascinating historic experiences you have had, Gupta ji! Love listening to them.
Your apology is as bad as you act was.
By far the most entertaining and informative session, sir 😅
It's still not available on Amazon.
I hear Bahrisons, Khan Market, New Delhi has it on sale. 🪯🕉️🚩♥️🇮🇳
Is it available on amazon ?
No one read the book... but based on a book review, they started a protest .😂😂😂 7.00 onwards
onwards
You inspire me to be a journalist!!! What a rich life you have and had - god bless
1. The link to Article by Shekhar in India today is broken. I did read the article way back on print then in 80s and enjoyed it.
2. There is no link to youtube video of international gorillay but can be found on search. 3 minutes into that you see something which Shekhar has omitted in his detailed description of the movie. One of the main villains is named 'Ganpat'.
3. Shekhar takes a bit too much of importance to the review. Khushwant Singh claimed he previewed the book and advised Penguin not to Publish it. It would have drawn flak anyway.
For those calling it not to be banned, i agree. Let people decide but whether something is fiction or history should be made clear. Will we also allow well researched books on Shivaji and other historical figures to be made available too? Will people here support it? I hope so.
Why not?
Nothing is to be believed until itnis officially denied.
Loved the way you narrated the movie plot. Going to watch it right away.
Loved this. A serious talk with light tadka.
I have read the book, a few times, and have a copy of the book. Rushdie had never insulted Islam, no matter how much you want to stretch the truth, and neither intended. The whole episode took on political overtones after Rajiv Gandhi banned it, and I am 100% certain that he had never read it either. But he knew enough to say that the book Insulted Islam. I challenge anyone to point out one single line in the book that insults Islam. It was sheer political hypocrisy .
"I"..."I"..."I"..."I"..."I"..."I"... Too many times using "I"...and "me" makes everyone sick. Please avoid it.
Well it's his story, isn't it boss?
Everyone? You can only speak for yourself brother so replace “everyone” with “me” 😃
@@2010anilshukla Possibly you are vaccinated against listening to "I"s......😊😄😂😅😁
@@shubs3566 Ya. Let him fill his whole session with "I"s only, Nothing else. No other content.
You said 2 stories which were told earlier already but they were good. Sadly, the state of INC is in, they have not learned any lessons from history. That's why this clamour for the votes of Muslims. Their formula is simple target Muslim votes, consolidate them then target the dominant caste group. According to them that's a winning formula. That makes up about 25 to 28% of the population maybe. What about the balance between 72 to 75%? The attitude is don't bother much about them. Till when strategy will continue? The kind of targeting they do is clearly shocking & makes them a B team of MUSLIM League. They must learn the valid lessons. Will they?
but where to get it from , no book seller no online store is willing to take the risk ,
Bahrisons, Khan Market, New Delhi, I believe has it on sale.
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Why are you risking shop owner's life 1:15?
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The worst Indian prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi did a tremendous damage to India. More than that, he betrayed Muslim women by overturning the Supreme Court judgement granting the right to recieve alimony to an eldely Muslim woman Shah Bano. Rajiv Gandhi was a weak prime minister, his son Rahul Gandhi even worse.
A very good story and review after a long time apart from politics and policies. Good work indeed.
Mr. Gupta- some of your reminiscing is manna from heaven for a certain age of NRI uncles like myself. I actually remember being on the Punjab Mail, traveling from Deolali to Delhi, and reading a railway station bought copy of India Today and coming across the article on International Gorillay and laughing out loud.
I ended up seeing the iconic flying Qurans scene on TH-cam years later, and remembering the original article.
Thank you Mr Vohra…which means we have known each other for more than three decades…keep going strong…shekhar
Why single out banning of this book alone. I think you should cover banning arrest by all governments since 1947 all for vote bank politics and to protect the family. I do agree that acts in 1980s broke the camels back and new generation voters like me realized all this talk is nothing but vote bank politics and a whole generatons whose parents were congress supporters moved away from the party
Yeah
Thank you…I think a laundry list of all banned books is a good idea..let us research a bit and try our hand…Shekhar
Where can I find this movie? Can not find it on TH-cam.
Didn’t you find it with the link we shared with the video’s description? Thanks for writing in…shekhar
Nice to see that the in your face, eyesore branding is no longer there.
Mr. Gupta, you are a true Legend when it comes to history. You not only have covered many stories in the past, but are part of the story in some cases like this one.
Oops! Thanks, but you know what? Advertising and sponsorships help us pay some bills. You see all TV anchors speaking from behind computer monitors bearing logos…we are only keeping it aside! Thank for your kind words…we live through history and bring back some stories…shekhar
Great narration Shekhar Sir 😂
I am sure this book would have been available in India even before lifting of the ban, though sold under the table.
Political secularist i.e. Mixing secularism and politics is worse than mixing religion and politics.
Mixing politics and secularism was the reason you processing secularism couldn't bring yourself to take a stand against blasphemy then in 1989.
Mixing secular and politics is the reason you were encouraging blasphemy madness today as in Nupur Sharma case because well, it is directed against your political rivals.
The withdrawal of the ban on that book is not an arrival of a new principled stance. That book has just outlived its oomph factor.
There are many other bogeymen and women today carrying the cross of blasphemy, encouraged and patronised by the "secular" forces. Including SG
Is not that contradictory? Secularism is about not mixing religion in politics.
@@a6hiji7 Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act, 1937 ...... Is this mixing religion in governance and politics? Any strong successful movement against that by liberal eco chamber members?
Excellent CTC!
Thank you Raja Rao ji…shekhar
@@ThePrintIndia Thank you!
Wowsters!! After that movie review, I'd want to watch it too.
Especially with a young Barbara Shariff in it!!
Much more dramatic real
Events in the world these days that even extremists probably not bothered by this book any more
When can we expect Shekhar Gupta memoirs? In a book form?
Controversies are good publicity ;-) but banning books spoils it.
Yes, no books can be banned.
If they want to ban a book for hate speech, then there's one book that inspires hundreds of violent hate crimes every year.
That’s very well put. Thanks for writing in…shekhar
No book should be banned.
Truth, objectivity and rationality are the ever harassed, bullied, persecuted in a post-truth world.
I must say that you have perfected the gossipy image.
Sense is finally prevailing.
The way you narrate a movie is fascinating sir. You should start a separate channel for that! 😂😂😂
i can't find it on any bookstores nearby even the famous ones and not even online..
Dear Shekhar the word is magical realism, not magic realism. Would recommend “love in the times of cholera” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez as your next read😃
Sorry my bad the word magic realism also exists, but I guess the more popular usage is magical realism🙏
Nabi paak Hazarat Salman Rushdee Sallahuwalewasallam Zindabaad
Maine nahi kiya tha. Mujhe kuch nahi pata. Main Islam ke baare mein kuch nahi jaanta. Mujhe matt maarna!
The article on the film is unavailable
The book Infidel by Ayan Hirsi Ali did not invoke any protest. Perhaps muslims were prepared to take the criticism of Islam lightly or muslims did not read that book at all
Perhaps it will be good for you to cover the activities of ex muslims of Kerala to realise how far muslims have progressed in facing the criticism of their religion.
Please sir, cover the shiksha satyagraha(BPSC 70th Pre Re exam protest) ongoing in Gardanibagh Patna, 7 Students are on an indefinite hunger strike..at least listen to them and raise their voice🙏🙏
Those were the satiric verses camouflaged as film review by SG, had a few chuckles and chortles listening to it!!
Such an apt title
Good to know the Indian pronunciation of Rushdie.
And what wrong Madhu Jain did that Salman Rushdi has stopped talking to her? Only a review with his permission.
Pls don't say "I love sports".
if you need to, say I love "cricket"...its more organic.
Bcz at moments you do give references to cricket, and not football, the biggest sport known on the planet.
God bless you and I hope someday you'll cover what's happening in Indian football, and you'll be surprised with the findings, if you don't know already
Yes, no one talked about him. His role in banning the book.
It is itself speaking about this book that it is showing sikh as a terrorist.