In India, Rohinton Mistry’s Such a Long Journey is the target of a censorship attempt. Mistry is an acclaimed Canadian novelist, and Such a Long Journey was published in 1991.
- Graeme Smith, “Censorship battle rages in India over Mistry novel,” The Globe and Mail, October 15, 2010
- Prachi Pinglay, “Booker author Rohinton Mistry in Mumbai university row,” BBC News, October 19, 2010
- Prafulla Marpakwar, “CM says book contains ‘bad language’,” The Times of India, October 20, 2010
- “High command not on same page as Chavan,” The Times of India, October 20, 2010
- Sunaina Kumar, “Activists slam university on Mistry book ban,” India Today, October 20, 2010
- In Canada’s National Post, Ron Nurwisah reprints Rohinton Mistry’s reaction and links to YouTube video: “Rohinton Mistry lashes out over Mumbai University’s book banning,” October 29, 2010
- In The Hindu, Vinaya Deshpande also reprints Mistry’s reaction: “Rohinton Mistry protests withdrawal of book,” October 20, 2010
- The Hindustan Times posted this editorial: “Freedom of expression isn’t something we value“
- In the Hindustan Times, Samar Halarnkar comments: “Who’s your daddy?” October 20, 2010
- In The Times of India, Aroon Tikekar comments: “What a mess Mumbai Univ is caught in,” October 20, 2010