This is a list of books or any specific textual material that have been or are banned in India or parts of India.
Nationwide
This section lists books that are banned or once faced a nationwide ban in India (including in
British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...
).
Statewide
This section lists books that were banned by a state government. The Section 95 of the ''
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
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'' allows the state governments to declare any publication as forfeit.
Other challenged books
This section lists books that have been legally challenged to impose a ban or to exclude from a syllabus. Some books listed here are unavailable or were unavailable for some time in India or parts of it, due to pending court decisions or voluntary withdrawal by the publishers.
See also
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List of films banned in India
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Censorship in India
Censorship in India has taken various forms throughout its history. Although the Constitution of India ''de jure'' guarantees freedom of expression, ''de facto'' there are various certain restrictions on content, with an official view towards ...
References
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Lists of prohibited books