One of the prime functions of artistic expression is to offend standard sensibilities.In India ,Art remains a limp ptotective device.
Exactly 21 years ago today,on Feb.19,1989,Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa ordering Muslims to killl Salman Rushdie ,the author of what he proclaimed to be a blasphemous novel,"The Satanic Verses "While this act instantly galvanised--and radicalised --the protests from Muslim communities in various quarters against Rushdie,it was in India that "The Satanic Verses "was first banned end-Oct.1988 by the Rajiv Gandhi -led Congress government,months after the novel was first published .
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