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raised through out Maharashtra as Mumbai University dropped Booker prize nominated book, 'Such a Long Journey', by Rohinton Mistry from its curriculum. [...]

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Indian-Canadian novelist Rohinton Mistry has come out in defence of his book, Such a Long Journey, after it was banned at Mumbai University due to pressure [...]

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The Maharashtra government is unlikely to act on the abrupt withdrawal of Rohinton Mistry's book Such a Long Journey from the syllabus of BA second year of [...]

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In this sorry spectacle of book-burning and book-banning, the Shiv Sena has followed its depressingly familiar, tediously predictable script of threats and [...]

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of Mumbai has withdrawn Rohinton Mistry's 1990 Booker-nominated novel 'Such A Long Journey' from its BA syllabus, a university official said Monday. [...]

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chief minister Ashok Chavan today agreed with the Shiv Sena's stand that the language in Rohinton Mistry's book Such A Long Journey is objectionable. [...]

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And I thought of it as a haven for backpackers — until I read Rohinton Mistry's Such a Long Journey. His vivid descriptions of the lives of middle-class [...]

19 Oct 2010 Celebrated Indian-born author Rohinton Mistry labels the withdrawal of his book by Mumbai University "a sorry spectacle of book-burning". [...]

Rohinton Mistry would like to write a novel about Canada. For some so chosen this might present a problem, but Rohinton Mistry isn't one of those. [...]

4 Jun 2010 Rohinton Mistry was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, on July 3, 1952. A member of the Parsi religious community in India, he completed an [...]

Quiet spoken, modest and absolutely sure of himself, Rohinton Mistry put a kibosh on our interview, unwittingly upsetting the balance of my carefully laid [...]

A brief history of Mistry: 1952: Born Bombay, India . 1975: Immigrates to Canada at the age of 23. 1987: Publication of first book, 11 connected short stories entitled Swimming Lessons [...]

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Rohinton Mistry, author of the 1990 Booker Prize-nominated 'Such A Long Journey', Monday said he was not surprised by Shiv Sena's agitation for the book's removal from the Mumbai University syllabus, but 'dismayed' by the university's [...]

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Mumbai-born Rohinton Mistry's multi-award winning novel `Such a Long Journey', set in Mumbai of the early 70s, which was being taught as a text to () [...]

12:08 Celebrated Indian-born author Rohinton Mistry labels the withdrawal of his book by Mumbai University "a sorry spectacle of book-burning". BP links staff bonuses to safety [BBC NEWS] Oct. 19. 12:08 BP's new boss Bob Dudley tells [...]

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Shiv Sena, which is facing flak over forcing Mumbai University to drop Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed book, on Tuesday opened a new front, calling for a ban on burqa (veil) worn by Muslim women. “If the burqa is to be used to steal [...]

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Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry Heat and Dust by Ruth Praqer Jhabvla (romance) Fasting, Feasting by Anita Desai Malgudi Days (collection of stories) Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy [...]

India Booker author in Mumbai row - Indian-born Booker author Rohinton Mistry is upset over his book being dropped from the Mumbai University curriculum. [...]

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They read out every so-called “contentious” passage from Rohinton Mistry’s Booker-nominated novel Such a Long Journey to an audience that listened in rapt attention, the novel’s characters Gustad Noble and his friend Mr Dinshawji coming alive on the terrace of Press Club on Monday. [...]

The prize-winning author Rohinton Mistry was today at the centre of a row in India after his novel Such a Long Journey was cut from a university reading list after complaints from an extremist group. The decision to withdraw the book by [...]

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Globe and MailSena for ban on burqaEconomic TimesMUMBAI: Shiv Sena , which is facing flak over forcing Mumbai University to drop Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed book, today opened a new front, calling for a Banning, burning books will [...]

Aditya Thackeray, grandson of Bal Thackeray, has justified the move of demanding withdrawal of Rohinton Mistry's Such a Long Journey, saying that he was not against the book but does not want it to be part Mumbai University syllabus. [...]

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(Source: DD News) Now Shiv Sena Demands Ban on Burqa: Shiv Sena, which is facing flak over pushing Mumbai University to withdraw Rohinton Mistry's Booker [...]

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Shiv Sena, which is facing flak over pushing Mumbai University to withdraw Rohinton Mistry's Booker prize-nominated book, today opened a new front by calling for a ban on burqa (veil) worn by Muslim women. [...]

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Indian-born Canadian writer Rohinton Mistry on Monday voiced dismay over Mumbai University providing "deluxe service via express delivery" in quickly dropping his Booker prize-nominated book 'Such A Long Journey' from college syllabus following a demand by the Shiv Sena. [...]