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Friday, 06 April 2012 03:36

IBNFace the Nation: Are historians losing their freedom of expression?

 

Once again a book has been banned. This time the author is American historian Peter Heehs for his book 'The lives Of Sri Aurobindo'.

Tweet by moderator Sagarika Ghose: "Every fact scrupulously footnoted, every assertion researched, Heehs book is the product of a lifetime's work..breathtaking"

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IBNSri Aurobindo was a spiritual leader, not an avatar: Peter Heehs

 

American historian Peter Heehs, whose book 'The Lives of Sri Aurobindo' has sparked protests, says powerful people are pressurizing the government not to renew his visa. (The headline is a journalistic casualty. During this interview Peter never denied that Sri Aurobindo was an avatar. — Editors)

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HeadlinesTodayIndia Punishes Author For Controversial Book

Aurobindo Biographer Under Fire

 


Times NowUS historian in trouble over book

Debate: Peter Heehs in trouble over book

In a debate with Peter Heehs, moderated by TN's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, Gen (retd) G D Bakshi accuses Heehs of having written or implied what in fact he neither wrote nor implied — the usual script prepared by Sraddhalu Ranade for his minions.

Last Updated on Monday, 23 July 2012 06:33