NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Penguin Books India has agreed to withdraw from sale all copies of a book that takes an unorthodox view of Hinduism, and will pulp them as part of a settlement after a case was filed against the publisher, the petitioners' lawyer said.
"The Hindus: An Alternative History" by Wendy Doniger, a professor at the University of Chicago's Divinity School, was published in India in 2011. Its depiction of the religion drew criticism from both conservative Hindus and some scholars.
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