Jharkhand bans book for negative portrayal of Santhal women
The Jharkhand government has banned the sale of Hansda Shekhar's two-year old collection of short stories 'The Adivasi will not dance' for portraying the Santhal community, particularly the women, in a 'bad light'. The government has also initiated legal proceedings against the Sahitya Akademi-award winning writer, alleging that the book had hurt the dignity of the women of the tribe.