The Ramayana as told by Aubrey Menen

Well this book was banned for making fun of the Ramayan.Aubrey had a reputation as a satirist but still his light hearted and jovial version of the Indian epic was not accepted .Conservative Hindus could not appreciate the humour and the book was banned in 1956.

Controversial Books Of India

India Special Editor

Chapters

Smash and Grab: Annexation of Sikkim by Sunanda K Dutta ray Unarmed Victory- Bertrand Russell The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy Doniger Understanding Islam through Hadis by Ram Swarup The Ramayana as told by Aubrey Menen Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence by Jaswant Singh The Price of Power by Seymour Hersh Lajja by Taslima Nasreen An Area of Darkness by V.S. Naipaul The Heart of India by Alexander Campbell The Polyester Prince: The Rise of Dhirubhai Ambani by Hamish McDonald Removed Due to Complaints Nine Hours to Rama – Stanley Wolpert Mother India – Katherine Mayo Worshipping false gods by Arun Shourie Himalyan blunder by Brigadier John Dalvi Sant surya tukaram and loksakha dnyaneshwar by Anand Yadav The moor last sigh by Salman Rushdie Shivaji :Hindu king in Islamic India by James Laine