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J&K Government Bans 25 Books, Works by Arundhati Roy & A.G. Noorani Among Them
In a significant move, the Jammu and Kashmir Home Department has banned 25 books citing content that allegedly poses a threat to national security and public order. Among the banned titles are works by prominent authors Arundhati Roy and A.G. Noorani, both known for their critical takes on the Kashmir issue and the Indian state.
The ban was issued under Section 95 of the CrPC, which allows governments to prohibit the distribution of publications deemed seditious or inflammatory. Officials stated that the books contain material that could “disturb peace and incite violence,” though specific excerpts have not been made public.
The decision has sparked concerns among civil liberties advocates, who see it as part of a broader clampdown on dissent and intellectual freedom in the region.
This development comes amidst a continuing debate over freedom of expression in India, particularly in politically sensitive regions like Jammu and Kashmir.
The 25 banned titles are as follows:
- Human Rights Violations in Kashmir — Piotr Balcerowicz & Agnieszka Kuszewska
- Kashmir’s Fight for Freedom — Mohd Yousuf Saraf
- Colonizing Kashmir: State‑Building under Indian Occupation — Hafsa Kanjwal
- Kashmir Politics and Plebiscite — Dr. Abdul Jabbar Gockhami
- Do You Remember Kunan Poshpora? — Essar Batool & others
- Mujahid ki Azaan — Imam Hasan Al‑Bana Shaheed (edited by Maulana Mohammad Enayatullah Subhani)
- Al Jihadul fil Islam — Moulana Moudadi
- Independent Kashmir — Christopher Snedden
- Resisting Occupation in Kashmir — Haley Duschinski, Mona Bhan, Ather Zia & Cynthia Mahmood
- Between Democracy and Nation (Gender and Militarization in Kashmir) — Seema Kazi
- Contested Lands — Sumantra Bose
- In Search of a Future (The Story of Kashmir) — David Devadas
- Kashmir in Conflict (India, Pakistan and the Unending War) — Victoria Schofield
- The Kashmir Dispute 1947–2012 — A.G. Noorani
- Kashmir at the Cross Roads (Inside a 21st Century Conflict) — Sumantra Bose
- A Dismantled State (The Untold Story of Kashmir after Article 370) — Anuradha Bhasin
- Resisting Disappearance (Military Occupation & Women’s Activism in Kashmir) — Ather Zia
- Confronting Terrorism — Stephen P. Cohen (edited by Maroof Raza)
- Freedom in Captivity (Negotiations of Belonging along Kashmiri Frontier) — Radhika Gupta
- Kashmir: The Case for Freedom — Tariq Ali, Hilal Bhatt, Angana P. Chatterji, Pankaj Mishra & Arundhati Roy
- Azadi — Arundhati Roy
- USA and Kashmir — Dr. Shamshad Shan
- Law & Conflict Resolution in Kashmir — Piotr Balcerowicz & Agnieszka Kuszewska
- Tarikh‑i‑Siyasat Kashmir — Dr. Afaq
- Kashmir & the Future of South Asia — Edited by Sugata Bose & Ayesha Jalal