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The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
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No. 177 ] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1969/KARTIKA 22, 1891
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MINISTRY OP HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi 13th November, 1969
G.S.R 2640—Whereas it appears to the Central Government that the pamphlet entitled 'The Dharma-Bums' writen in English by Dr. Azizul Hasan Abbasi Vidyarthi. M.B., printed by Mirza Mohammad Sadiq at the Ripon Printing Press, Ltd.. Bull Road. Lahore-7, and pub- lished by the Society for the Defence of Pakistan, 3/593, Liaqatabad, K.arachi-19, contains, its passages referred to in the Schedule below, matter which is deliberately and maliciously inten ded to outrage the religious feelings of the Hindus, a class of the citizens of India by insulting their religion and their religious beliefs, the publication of which is punishable under section 295A of the Indian Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1860);
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers under section 99A of the Code of Criminal Proce- dure, 1898 (Act No. 5 of 1898) read with the Notification No.S.O. 1615 dated the 6th May, 1968 enabling the Central Government the exercise of the said powers in relation to the Union Terri- tories, the Central Government hereby declares every copy of the aforesaid pamphlet and all other documents containing copies, reprints and translations of. or extracts from the said pamphet to be fofeited to Government.
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Page No.
Beginning with Passage
Ending with
'It appears from'
'in such gibberish talk'
(vi) to (vii) of Preface
'It was the same Phibhishana'
' a heartless vagrant. Rama'
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'It was the nobility' ' Such is the episode' 'Does not the conduct'
15
'as he did'. ' like a worn-out shoe'. 'paid to their womankind'. 'the only stock-in-trade of Hindu Religion'.
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'him in the nude' 'in a bond of concubinage'.
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18-19
"We have'
'he would feast'
'Even a stolid reader'
'Krishna raised' 'worthy of a divinity alone'.
'When he reached his adolescence' 'thrills of a dangling desire'
19 'It is the same' 'god and the animal'
20 'this man' " 'guest of honour' "
21 'Since, he had' 'with one shot.'
25 'Alt this humiliation' 'in a Hindu home.'
26 'All this disgrace' 'both agnate and cognate"
'Could there be' 'chosen ones of God.'
26-27 'Fancy, Krishna' 'in the snows.'
27 'Their prolific' 'rains and clouds,'
28 'These celestial' " immortal king". "
29-30 'The rishis and the kings' 'for throe days and as many nights,'
3° 'But before' 'same state of Ruru'
31 'Menaka, thus protected' 'in his "holy" hermitage.'
34 "Thus, this all-mighty god' 'to enjoy them."
37 'Deerghatama was' 'like the cattle.'
37-38 "Deerghatama, the episcopal lovelace' 'an apsara, respectively. '
39 'Sandhya-Brahma's daughter' 'in that form.'
40 'All this because' 'and condemn.'
43 'Seeing her deceased' "to utdertake the errand.'
" 'Later, Satyavati' 'to:Dhirtharashtra and Duryudhana.'
'for full 10, 000 years.'
45—46 'Her husband,' 46 'Once this queen' 'gave birth to a ram.' 47-48 Brahma granted the request' 'stopped worshipping him.' 51 'They did only' 'religion and culture.' 54 'It is a common' 'scientific progress.' 55 "Kartaveerya once' 'stole away their cow also.' 56-57 Not only this' 'So on and so forth, adrirfinitum.' 62 'It suffices to say' 'as obscene and pomograph'
[No. 2/112/69-Poll.II.]
R. KUPPURAO, Under Secy.
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