This post is related to the topic where we have listed some top books banned in India. The reasons of books banned in India are varied but the major reasons are political, historical, religious, country’s internal security and commercial in some part.
Some of the banned books are now available either due to over-lift of banned status by the court.
1 : Angaray
Authors of the Book Angaray
Sajjad Zaheer, Ahmed Ali, Rashid Jahan, and Mahmud-uz-Zafar
Year of Publish
1932
Type/category of the book Angarary
Progressive short stories.
Reason of Ban
Banned in India in 1936 by the British government.
2 : An Area of Darkness
Author of the Book An Area of Darkness
V. S. Naipaul
Year of Publish
1964
Type/category of the book Angarary
Travelogue
Reason of Ban
Banned in India for its negative portrayal of India and its people.
3 : Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India
Author of the Book Angaray
Joseph Lelyveld
Year of Publish
2011
Type/category of the book Great Soul
Biography
Reason of Ban
Currently banned in Gujarat, for suggesting that Mahatma Gandhi had a homosexual relationship. Gujarat’s state assembly voted unanimously in favor of the ban in April 2011.
4: The Heart of India
Author of the Book The Heart of India
Alexander Campbell
Year of Publish
1958
Type/category of the book The Heart of India
Fiction
Reason of Ban
Banned by the Indian government in 1959 on grounds of being “repulsive”.
5: Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule
Author of the Book Angaray
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Year of Publish
1909
Type/category of the book Angarary
Non-Fiction.
Reason of Ban
The Gujarati translation of Hind Swaraj was banned by the British authorities on its publication in India.
6: Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence
Author of the Book Jinnah
Jaswant Singh
Year of Publish
2009
Type/category of the book
Biography
Reason of Ban
Temporarily banned in Gujarat, India in August 2009. The ban was overturned by the Gujarat High Court in December 2009..
7: Lajja
Author of the Book Lajja
Taslima Nasrin
Year of Publish
1993
Type/category of the book Lajja
Novel
Reason of Ban
This book was banned in Bangladesh and some states of India. But under the pressure of muslim activist the book was published in west Bengal. “.
8: Nine Hours To Rama
Author of the Book Nine Hours to Rama
Stanley Wolpert
Year of Publish
1962
Type/category of the book Nine Hours to Rama
Novel
Reason of Ban
Banned in India. It exposes persons responsible for security lapses that led to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination.
9: Rangila Rasul
Author of the Book Rangila Rasul
Pt. Chamupati
Year of Publish
1927
Type/category of the book Ranglia Rasoul
Religious
Reason of Ban
Currently banned in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
10: Shivaji – Hindu King in Islamic India
Author of the Book Angaray
James Laine
Year of Publish
2003
Type/category of the book Angarary
History
Reason of Ban
Banned in Indian state of Maharashtra in 2004 for “promoting social. enmity”; ban overturned by Bombay High Court in 2007
11: Smash and Grab: Annexation of Sikkim
Author of the Book Smash and Grab
Sunanda K. Datta-Ray
Year of Publish
1984
Type/category of the book Angarary
History
Reason of Ban
Banned in India. Describes the process of the annexation of the Buddhist kingdom of Sikkim by the Indian government of Indira Gandhi in 1975.
12: Soft Target: How the Indian Intelligence Service Penetrated Canada
Author of the Book Soft Target
Zuhair Kashmeri & Brian McAndrew
Year of Publish
1989
Type/category of the book Soft Target
Investigative journalism
Reason of Ban
Banned in India..
13: Understanding Islam through Hadis
Author of the Book Understanding Islam Through Hadis
Ram Swarup
Year of Publish
1982
Type/category of the book Understanding Islam through Hadis
Critique of political Islam
Reason of Ban
Banned in India for its critique of political Islam. The Hindi translation was banned in 1991, the English original was banned in 1992.
