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Yesterday, in an abrupt conclusion to the eighteen-day protests that had been waged in Tiruchengode in Tamil Nadu by Hindutva outfits against Perumal Murugan for his novel Madhorubagan (One Part Woman), the author announced his decision to give up writing entirely. In the backdrop of animated debates worldwide over the freedom of expression, this instance of a writers voice being quashed comes as an uncomfortable reminder of where India stands. In our December 2013 issue, N Kalyan Raman profiled the literary chronicler and wrote about his nuanced understanding of the complex realities of rural India. In this excerpt from the report, Raman gives us the background and context to the current controversy.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:23:06 +0000

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