Book censorship in India
Book censorship in India has existed at least since the British period, and several books remain banned by the central and state governments.
Books criticizing major religions of India, as well as books supposedly portraying national figures including Gandhi and Nehru in a bad light continue to remain banned.
History
Post Independence
During the 1960s, following the Sino-Indian war, Chinese books and magazines were banned.Beginning in 1975, India banned Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong.
After protests by Muslims and a petition by Syed Shahabuddin to the Rajiv Gandhi government, The Satanic Verses was banned in 1988, with India becoming the first country to ban the book.