Hindu Fanatics Will Dumb Down Their Religion - Reason.com

Hindu Fanatics Will Dumb Down Their Religion - Reason.com: Book banning has become a sport in India since 1988 when Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi became the first leader—ahead even of repressive Islamic theocracies—to outlaw Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses to appease India’s Muslim minority. Since then, Hindu fanatics have jumped in on the action too, banning books and art that give the slightest offense.