[INDOLOGY] 25 books banned (‘forfeited’), including mine

[Dominik Wujastyk]

This is shocking, and ineffectual, for all the reasons that you so
eloquently lay out!  Perhaps you can console yourself that your own books
are in excellent company! :-)

Best,
Dominik


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On Fri, 8 Aug 2025 at 12:10, Piotr Balcerowicz via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear List Members,
>
> I would like to draw the attention of those of you who also follow current
> developments in India to the latest official ban on 25 books, which was
> signed on 5th August, and announced on 6th August:
>
>
> https://indianexpress.com/article/india/arundhati-roy-noorani-jk-bans-publication-25-books-kashmir-propagating-secessionism-10174625/
>
> And this was my first reaction to the ban, which includes two of my
> monographs:
>
>
> https://thewire.in/government/burning-knowledge-my-book-is-among-those-banned-by-the-jammu-kashmir-administration
>
> This has already resulted in the actual seizure (euphemism for ‘state
> stealing’) of the titles in a number of book stores in Jammu and Kashmir.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Piotr Balcerowicz
>
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