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September 25, 2011 Nilanjana S Roy

Banned Books Week, 26 September-1 October 2011

June 30, 2011 Nilanjana S Roy

Free speech: "Cannot you hold your tongue?"

April 5, 2011 Nilanjana S Roy

Speaking Volumes: Bans and Banana Republics

November 3, 2010May 3, 2013 Nilanjana S Roy

The BS Column: The marketplace of outrage

October 23, 2010 Nilanjana S Roy

PEN India statement on Rohinton Mistry and Such a Long Journey

September 8, 2009 Nilanjana S Roy

India: The Rushdie effect–bans, burnings and other acts of censorship since 1988

September 8, 2009May 3, 2013 Nilanjana S Roy

The BS Column: Unban the Satanic Verses

August 25, 2009May 3, 2013 Nilanjana S Roy

The BS Column: The care and feeding of book bans

June 25, 2009May 3, 2013 Nilanjana S Roy

The BS Column: Will you take offence? One cup or two?

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