Salman Rushdie Jaipur Lit Fest

• 'We will not be bullied by fringe elements': Jaipur Lit Fest organisers

  The Jaipur Literature festival is in trouble once again. Fringe organisations have demanded that authors who read excerpts from Booker winner Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses at last year's fest be barred from attending this year's edition. There have also been protests against participation by Pakistani authors by some groups.

• Rushdie is 'sub-standard' writer: Katju

  Salman Rushdie is a "poor" and "sub-standard writer" who would have remained largely unknown but for his controversial book 'Satanic Verses', according to Markandey Katju, till recently a judge of the Supreme Court.

• Javed Akhtar, Gulzar enthrall audience at Jaipur Lit Fest

  To a crowd saturated with serious debate on Salman Rushdie affair, Javed Akhtar and Gulzar brought a welcome relief at Jaipur Literature Festival.

• Mumbai Police sources deny Salman Rushdie's claim, say there was no input about 'paid assassins'

  Salman Rushdie declared in a statement yesterday that he would not attend the Jaipur Literature Festival because he has been informed by intelligence sources in Maharashtra and Rajasthan that "paid assassins from Mumbai underworld might be on their way to eliminate" him. But sources in Mumbai Police have now told NDTV that they gave no inputs about...

• Salman Rushdie statement on Jaipur Lit Fest

  Renowned and controversial author Salman Rushdie finally announced that he would not be attending the Jaipur Literature Festival after all. The event has begun today. Mr Rushdie also issued a statement explaining the reason behind his skipping the meet.

• Rushdie skips Jaipur; Satanic Verses reading as form of protest is cancelled

  The agenda of Day One of the Jaipur Literature Festival remained firmly focused not on who were there - authors like Michael Ondaatje and David Hare - but the big name missing. By 2 pm, it was official - Salman Rushdie would not attend the five-day event because of security concerns, not just his own but for others at the festival.

• Jaipur's Rushdie controversy: Five big facts

  The Jaipur Literary Festival begins today. It runs five days and will host 250 authors, including Michael Ondaatje and David Hare. Oprah Winfrey will also attend. Salman Rushdie was meant to speak on the opening day and at a few other sessions during the rest of the festival. After an Islamic seminary based in Uttar Pradesh called for protests a...