Arundhati Roy, A G Noorani, Among 25 Kashmir Books Banned by J&K Home Dept

In a disconcerting act on the sixth anniversary of the dismantling of Article 370 by the BJP government, the Jammu and Kashmir Home Department under the Lieutenant Governor has banned 25 books by well-acclaimed authors written on various issues of Kashmir.

The administration has declared the publication and circulation of 25 books as forfeited under Section 98 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, citing their alleged role in propagating false narratives and secessionism—thereby posing threats to India’s sovereignty and integrity.

Notably, the Supreme Court cited A.G. Noorani’s work ‘The Kashmir Dispute’ in the Article 370 case.

Notable Authors Included:

1. Arundhati Roy – Azadi
2. A G Noorani – The Kashmir Dispute 1947–2012
3. Anuradha Bhasin – A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir after Article 370
4. David Devadas – In Search of a Future: The Story of Kashmir
5. Sumantra Bose – Kashmir at the Crossroads
6. Sumantra Bose – Contested Lands
7. Christopher Snedden – Independent Kashmir
8. Victoria Schofield – Kashmir in Conflict
9. Seema Kazi – Between Democracy and Nation: Gender and Militarisation in Kashmir
10. Essar Batool – Do You Remember Kunan Poshpora?
11. Radhika Gupta – Freedom Captivity (Negotiations of Belonging Along Kashmiri Frontier)
12. Tariq Ali – Kashmir: The Case for Freedom
13. Moulana Moudadi – Al Jihadul fil Islam
14. Imam Hasan‑Al Bana (ed. by Maulana Subhani) – Mujahid ki Azan
15. Piotr Balcerowicz & Agnieszka Kuszewska – Human Rights Violations in Kashmir and Law & Conflict Resolution in Kashmir
16. Dr. Shamshad Shan – USA and Kashmir
17. Dr. Afaq – Tarikh‑i‑Siyasat Kashmir
18. Sugata Bose & Ayesha Jalal (eds.) – Kashmir & the Future of South Asia
19. Mohammad Yusuf Saraf – Kashmiris’ Fight for Freedom
20. Hafsa Kanjwal – Colonizing Kashmir: State‑Building under Indian Occupation
21. Dr. Abdul Gockhami Jabbar – Kashmir Politics and Plebiscite
22. Stephen P. Cohen & Maroof Raza (eds) – Confronting Terrorism
23. Victoria Schofield – Kashmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War
24. Ather Zia – Resisting Disappearance: Military Occupation and Women’s Activism in Kashmir
25. Mona Bhan, Haley Duschinski, Ather Zia & others – Resisting Occupation in Kashmir