Nude Ganesha on book cover angers community

From: India Abroad | Date: October 24, 2003| Author: Joseph, George | Copyright information


India Abroad

10-24-2003

The picture of a nude Ganesha on the cover of a book has pitted the Indian
community in Atlanta, Georgia, against a local university.

The offensive picture is on the cover of Ganesa: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of
Beginnings by Paul B. Courtright, a professor in the Department of
Religion, Emory University.

The university cites academic freedom, while community activists say nobody
has the right to offend the faith o...

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