“In view of very recent events including a virtual pre-publication launch organised without our knowledge by the authors, with participation by parties of whom the publishers would not have approved, we have decided to withdraw publication of the book.
Other chief guests included Agnihotri and ‘OpIndia’ website in-charge Nupur Sharma.Īlso Read: Delhi Riots 2020: A Critique of Two Purported Fact-Finding Reports The chief guest at the launch was supposed to be BJP leader Kapil Mishra, who had made a provocative speech before the violence began in February in the capital that left 53 people dead. The book, Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story, by authors Monica Arora, Sonali Chitalkar and Prerna Malhotra, was withdrawn by Bloomsbury India following a storm of criticism. Let’s play the same game that British #UrbanNaxals William Dalrymple played against Indians – Let us pledge to put Jaipur Lit Fest under scanner and #BoycottWilliamDalrymple WD has huge COMMERCIAL CLOUT with So BBUK surrendered to commerce and politics of Aatish and WD. nwTvC3SoueĪgnihotri questioned Dalrymple’s position as festival director of Jaipur Literature Festival in a thread and called on the PMO and the home ministry to take a look into the matter.Īccording to the son of Tavleen Singh, a Hindu hater Aatish Taseer, the real architect of pulping of the book is none other than William Dalrymple. We cannot allow our book to be published by a house that does not respect Freedom of Expression. If Bloomsbury does not retract its decision, my co-author and I have decided that we will return the substantial advance paid to us by Bloomsbury for our forthcoming book. This is an assault on Freedom of Expression and on those who cherish this freedom.ģ. I stand in complete solidarity with the authors. I am appalled to see publisher of two of my books, buckle under threats by fascists and withdraw the book Delhi Riots – 2020. In response to Bloomsbury’s decision, Ranganathan, who is also a consulting editor with Swarajya magazine, said he would return the advance paid by Bloomsbury for his upcoming book, Forgotten Heroes of Indian Science.ġ. Taking a cue from the article even though none of its assertions were established, #BoycottWilliam Dalrymple began trending, with filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri and JNU biochemistry professor Anand Ranganathan – two of whose books have been published by Bloomsbury – leading the charge. This book was not so much the work of an individual as it was a coercive attempt by the ruling party (and its thugs) to write history. This came after a right-wing website published an article based on a tweet by Aatish Taseer in which he said that he was grateful to Dalrymple “for his efforts in putting a stop to this shameful bit of state propaganda”. New Delhi: On Sunday, right-wing Twitter descended on writer and historian William Dalrymple and declared him the “architect” behind Bloomsbury India’s move on Saturday to withdraw a controversial book on the Delhi riots.
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