Wendy Doniger's new book may fan flames in India

Braving pressure that has already forced the withdrawal of Wendy Doniger's The Hindus: An Alternative History , Aleph Book company is preparing to publish two more books by the renowned Indologist that could raise hackles among groups in the country. Listed among the summer releases in Aleph's 2014 catalogue is The Bedtrick: Tales of Sex and Masquerade that draws on sources as diverse as ancient Hindu and Hebrew texts and contemporary news items to bring together hundreds of stories of " hilariously convoluted sexual scrapes".

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