Download citation the laine controversy and the study of hinduism in 2003 oxford university press released a book by james w. In a new twist to the ongoing controversy over james w. Sharad pawar indulging in dirty politics over award to purandare. The attack was prompted by the controversy over james laines controversial book shivaji. It was this reference that triggered the controversy. Purandares award, with brigade leader vikas pasalkarremarking that. However, the brigade recently did a volteface on mr. Maharashtra home minister r r patil will seek interpols help in extraditing american scholar james laine for his controversial book shivaji. Insiders, outsiders, and the attack on bhandarkar institute core. James laine s book does not denigrate shivaji by targetting james laine, radical groups are merely choosing the easier option of going after an academic rather than those who actually crack jokes. Moving a resolution in the legislative assembly to condemn the american author for his book shivaji.
It was for the same reasons that the library of the punebased bhandarkar oriental research institute was vandalized in 2004 in the wake of the controversy over the publication of a book on. Cover, audio book launches, digital sessions planned amid lockdown 1hr morning digest. Shivaji hindu king in islamic india is not a book on shivaji life. My father pulin babu lived and died for indigenous aboriginal black untouchables. The controversy over james laines book on chhatrapati shivaji is driving a wedge between the different maratha organisations in the city. Contestations over shivajis life have a long history in maharashtra, but many of the recent attacks on purandare hark back to the james laine controversy of 2003. Filing a petition in the bombay high court, james laine apologised for an. Laine is an american academic and writer notable for his controversial book on the 17thcentury. Why is shivaji so very important for every party in. The maharashtra governments controversial award to a writer shows how the state is divided among two socially regressive formations. His life and time covered great indian holocaust of partition and the plight of refugees in india. Raked up controversy over nehrus remark on shivaji. Laines book in connection with the controversy generated over mr. Laines response on shivaji issue india news times of.
Row over award to historian babasaheb purandare the hindu. Publisher will not print laine book, govt relieved. Georgina spelvin she began as a broadway dancer and actress. All hurdles on the publication and circulation of controversial book shivaji the hindu king in muslim india, came to an end with. Laine said in hindsight, the statement at page 93 of the book which has created a controversy in india is unfortunate but i emphasise that i did not intend or forsee the extent to which his.
The supreme court has lifted the ban on james laines controversial book on shivaji, but the maharashtra government, the opposition and even. Supreme court lifts ban on james laines book on shivaji india. Has blackened faces of scholars who helped laine on his. James laines book does not denigrate shivaji dna india.
Laines book sparked controversy in india, leading oxford university press india to withdraw it from the local market in november 2003. In the backdrop of the supreme court lifting the ban on american author james laine s controversial book on shivaji, maharashtra government on monday said it will enact a new law to prevent defamation of iconic personalities. Laine is an american academic and writer notable for his controversial book on the 17thcentury indian king, shivaji, titled, shivaji. The controversy has grown to such ridiculous proportions that the indian prime minister has commented on the book, warning laine, and the. Row over mahararashtras award to historian is really a. James laine, shivaji and freedom of speech by manu bhagavan. Hindu king in islamic india was banned in january 2004. When the work dried up, she got a job on an adult film as a caterer and then starred in the directors next film, 1973s the devil. James laine tenders apology for remarks on shivaji. Laines controversial study of the maharashtrian king shivaji.
A hindu king in islamic india, the author has said his book deals with various stories and not history. The controversy over james laine s book on shivaji took an unexpected turn on monday with the state announcing that the book s publisher, oxford university press india, has assured it that. The hindu king in muslim india, maharashtra home minister r. Hindu king in islamic india new delhi, oxford university press, 2 nd ed. Sharad pawar indulging in dirty politics over award to. In 2003 oxford university press released a book by james w. The laine controversy and the study of hinduism jstor. State to seek extradition of shivaji author mumbai. The politics of shivaji, caste and history writing. Laine and it is bound to raise the hackles of the maratha community.
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