Question

Salman Rushdie is an author of ............ origin.

• A. Indian
• B. British
• C. American
• D. Russian

Hint:

An author’s origin generally refers to their ethnicity or place of birth and early life, rather than where they lived later or which citizenship they acquired.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Salman Rushdie was born on June 19, 1947, in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, which makes him of Indian origin.
His early childhood, family, and cultural upbringing were deeply tied to India’s traditions and society.
While he later moved to England for his education and career, and eventually became a British citizen, it did not change his heritage.
Rushdie’s Indian roots are clearly reflected in his writing: his famous novel Midnight’s Children centers around India’s independence and partition, and his works often include Indian political, historical, and cultural themes.
Furthermore, his identity as an Indian author contributed to the controversies surrounding his book The Satanic Verses, which dealt with religious and cultural issues sensitive to South Asia.
Therefore, even though his nationality changed, his origin is unmistakably Indian, making option (A) correct.