Most of banned books in India are related to Criticism of Islam, and they say Hindus are intolerant. Those banned books include: Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdi, and Understanding Islam through Hadis - Religious Faith or Fanaticism?, by Ram Swaroop. I recall during MMS there was some riot by Muslims in Lucknow, rioters had started with protest against Myanmar. Then they attacked Journalists also, chased them, injured many journalists. Similar thing happened during Azad Maidan Mumbai riots (2012) when Muslims attacked even female police. But journalists say they are afraid of Hindus.
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Rangila Rasul
In 1920 three books were published with titles "Krishan Teri Gita Jalani Padegi", "Unnisvi Sadi Ka Lampat Maharishi" and "Sita Ka Chinaala".These books were allegedly distributed through all mosques in India. It all started when one community published a pamphlet depicting a Hindu goddess Sita as prostitute. No Hindu burned anything or attacked anyone. Books were vulgar, containing obscene sketches of Hindu deities. Gandhi called it freedom of speech.
To counter that narrative in 1923 a satirical but accredited print was published by Rajpal Publisher in Lahore. The author of this book is Pandit Chamupati.The book was "Rangeela Rasool". Muslims went to court. Gandhi criticized it in his article in Young India. In 1927, writer Rajpal was freed by court.
He was stabbed to death by a young carpenter, Ilm-ud-din, on 6 April 1929. Ilm-ud-din was sentenced to death and the sentence was carried out on 31 October 1929. Ilm-ud-din was represented by Muhammad Ali Jinnah as a defense lawyer. Muhammad Iqbal spoke at the funeral of the assassin. It remains banned in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
राजपाल के ऊपर से सारे चार्जेस खारिज हो जाने से मुस्लिम समाज भयंकर नाराज़ था. जगह-जगह प्रोटेस्ट किए जा रहे थे. मस्जिदों से तक़रीर हुआ करती थी. ऐसी ही एक तक़रीर एक लड़के के कानों में पड़ी. लड़के का नाम था इल्मुद्दीन. उसने आसपास के लोगों से उनके बारे में पूछा. थोड़ी देर बाद किसी ने उसे बताया कि राजपाल दुकान में आ चुके हैं. इशारे से बता भी दिया कि राजपाल कौन है. इल्मुद्दीन दुकान में जा घुसा. उसने पूरी ताकत से खंजर राजपाल के दिल में उतार दिया.
गिरफ्तारी के बाद इल्मुद्दीन को मियांवली जेल में रखा गया. जिन्ना को ये केस लड़ने के लिए अल्लामा इकबाल ने राज़ी किया था. 31 अक्टूबर 1929 को उसे फांसी पर टांग दिया गया. अधिकारियों ने उसे फ़ौरन दफना दिया. बिना जनाज़े की नमाज़ पढ़ाए. इस बात को लेकर लोगों में और भी आक्रोश फैला. अल्लामा इकबाल के नेतृत्व में प्रदर्शन होने लगे. तनाव बहुत ज़्यादा बढ़ गया. अल्लामा इकबाल से इस बात की गारंटी लेकर कि कोई दंगा नहीं होगा, उन्होंने इल्मुद्दीन की कब्र खोदने की इजाज़त दे दी. इल्मुद्दीन की लाश को निकाला गया. उसकी मौत के 2 हफ़्तों बाद. इल्मुद्दीन के पिता ने अल्लामा इकबाल से रिक्वेस्ट की कि उसके जनाज़े की नमाज़ वो पढवाएं.
अल्लामा इकबाल बोले, “मैं एक गुनाहगार शख्स हूं, जो ऐसे योद्धा के जनाज़े की नमाज़ पढ़वाने के काबिल नहीं हूं.”
2 लाख से ज़्यादा लोगों ने इल्मुद्दीन के जनाज़े की नमाज में शिरकत की. कहा जाता है कि जब इकबाल ने इल्मुद्दीन के जिस्म को क़ब्र में रखा, तो कहा,
“इस अनपढ़ बंदे ने हम सब पढ़े-लिखे लोगों को पीछे छोड़ दिया.”
उस लड़के को पाकिस्तान में हीरो का दर्जा प्राप्त है. वहां आज भी इल्मुद्दीन के नाम पर सड़कें हैं, अस्पताल हैं, पार्क हैं. उसके नाम के आगे ‘ग़ाज़ी’ लिखा जाता है. उसके ऊपर किताबे लिखी गई हैं.
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More than 200 people died in riots all over the world, property of several hundreds of crores were burned in the protests over Satanic Verses. But media and so called intellectuals did not say that they feel unsafe. It was banned in India as well. Fatwa was issued against him. Attempt on the life of Salman Rushdi was made in 1989, 2010. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued fatwa calling for his death. Taslima Nasreen faced similar threats to her life.
There is also a widely read book Satanic Bible, nobody ever got killed over that. So many people wrote against Christianity or its interference in state, Voltaire, Bertrand Russel, Martin Luther. Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris etc do that even now. But no Christian goes and stabs them or mauls them with a truck. But Muslims don't tolerate a painting of Mohammed.
Hinduism was attacked by Periyar, Ambedkar, and everyday articles are written. But nobody goes and kills anyone.
They killed Swami Shradhanand, Pandit Lekhram etc, it has been continuing.
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Islamophilia: A Very Metropolitan Malady
No Indian print for books like this, who will dare to take risk?
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Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India: K S Lal
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Government of India act 1919, 1935
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