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Author | Vaikom Muhammad Basheer |
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Language | Malayalam |
Genre | Essays |
Publisher | DC Books |
Publication date | 1938 |
Publication place | India |
Pages | 100 |
ISBN | 978-81-264-1833-6 |
Dharmarajyam is a collection of essays written by Malayalam language writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.[1] These politically charged essays were written against the policies of the then Diwan of Travancore Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer.[2] The book was published in 1938 and was Basheer's first published book.[3] The book was banned by the Travancore government in the same year.[3] It is said[by whom?] that Basheer himself got these printed and sold them at local shops and households, going on foot.[2] Subsequently, he was jailed for two years for conspiring against the government.[4] The book was re-released by DC Books in 2008.[3]