Author Salman Rushdie, while attending a literary event in New York, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen on Friday. The 75-year-old author is critical and could even lose an eye.
He is known for an array of critically and commercialy successful works. Being nominated for the prestigious Booker Prize for 5 times, Rushdie bagged it in 1981.
Ahmed Salman Rushdie was born in a Bombay based Kashmiri Muslim family in British Indian on June 19, 1947. He grew up in erstwhile Bombay and attended the Cathedral and John Connon School
Rushdie left for Cambridge while his family moved to Pakistan post INDIA's partition. He even lived in Pakistan with his parents upon returning from the Cambridge before leaving for the UK
His most noted book, that also catapulted him as a celebrated writer, is Midnight's Children (1981). He was awarded the Booker Prize for his work.
He drew extreme aversion from Muslims worldwide for his book 'The Satanic Verses' (1988). It is widely considered to be blasphemous and was banned in 13 countries including IRAN, Pakistan,UAE & India
A fatwA,which is an Islamic ruling based on Sharia law,ordering Rushdie's execution was announced by Khomeini,the Supreme leader of Iran. A bounty of $2.8 Million was Kept for Rushdie's Killing
Several assasination attempts have been carried out by Islamists on Rushdie since the publication of 'The Satanic Verses'
He even has been on dreaded terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda's hitlist and went into a hiding for almost 10 years
Salman Rushdie married four times and has two children. Indian-American supermodel Padma Lakshmi was his third spouse.