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| Author | Wendy Doniger |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Hinduism |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 2009 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 800 |
| ISBN | 978-0143116691 |
The Hindus: An Alternative History is a book by American Indologist Wendy Doniger which the author describes as an "alternative to the narrative of Hindu history that they tell".[1] The book was initially published by Viking Penguin in 2009 and later in India by Penguin's Indian subsidiary, Penguin India.
The book was criticized in India, and in February 2014 it was the subject of litigation in India for "deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage the feelings of any religious community". As a result of the lawsuit, the book was withdrawn from the Indian market by its Indian publisher, prompting widespread concerns about the state of free speech in India. Twenty months later, the book returned to the Indian market under a different publisher, Speaking Tiger Books.[2]
- ^ Pankaj Mishra, "'Another Incarnation'", in New York Times, April 24, 2009
- ^ B Mahesh (8 December 2010). "Doniger's Hindus returns, 20 months after its withdrawal". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 16 December 2015.