Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:44am on 07 Aug 2025,Thursday India
The Jammu and Kashmir government has banned 25 books, including Arundhati Roy’s Azadi and AG Noorani’s The Kashmir Dispute 1947–2012, citing concerns over promoting “victimhood, grievance, and terrorist heroism.” The Home Department’s August 5 notification claims these works distort historical facts and radicalize youth. Books by political scientist Sumantra Bose and top academic publishers like Oxford and Stanford have also been forfeited under Section 98 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023. The move coincides with the anniversary of Article 370's abrogation and ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on J&K's statehood restoration. (PC: HT)
