Books Banned in India
By siliconindia   |   Friday, 23 September 2011, 23:10 IST   |    1 Comments
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Joseph Lelyveld's "The Great Soul"
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Joseph Lelyveld, the Pulitzer Prize winner and former executive editor of The New York Times penned a biography, "The Great Soul", inspired by Gandhi's life in India and South Africa. The sensational reviews claimed that the book exposed Gandhi's sexual life and racist views. Reacting to it, the book was called for a ban by Indian politicians. Gujarat, Gandhi's hometown has already banned the book, and one more state considered a ban. But imposition of nationwide ban was abjured by the law minister, citing Lelyveld's elucidation.