Authors are those who could write out their thoughts freely ,they have the power to portray truth with words as their powerful weapon.Their fanaticism,that is any kind of over enthusiasm or obsession on subjects can be very much exciting even if controversial.But what does events on authors’ life like murder attempts,death threats etc indicate? It is to be discussed and here is what some prominent authors has to say on this topic!

Even as author Salman Rushdie is on the road to recovery after a murderous attack on him on August 12 in western New York, where 24-year-old Hadi Matar stabbed him multiple times while the author was on the stage to discuss 'United States as a refuge for writers and other artists in exile', it has birthed another sharp debate in these already polarised times.
While US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan described the attack as "reprehensible", authors and artists across the country tell IANS that the incident is a reminder that free speech, religious fanaticism and violence against artists cannot be away from the headlines for long.

Writer Nayantara Saghal, a long-time friend of Rushdie says she is horrified by the vicious attack on Salman Rushdie and the world of hatred and violence that we now live in. "I salute his courage as a writer and the way he has defended freedom of expression all his life. In fact, he also defended me," adds this author who returned her Sahitya Akademi award in 2015.