''Dharmarajyam'' is a collection of essays written by

Malayalam language Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

writer

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (21 January 1908 – 5 July 1994), popularly referred to as the Beypore Sultan, was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, a humanist and an Indian independence activist. He was a novelist and short story writer not ...

. These politically charged essays were written against the policies of the then Diwan of

Travancore The kingdom of Travancore (), also known as the kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor () or later as Travancore State, was a kingdom that lasted from until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvanan ...

Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer. The book was published in 1938 and was Basheer's first published book. The book was banned by the Travancore government in the same year. It is said that Basheer himself got these printed and sold them at local shops and households, going on foot. Subsequently, he was jailed for two years for conspiring against the government."Dharmarajyam"
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DC Books DC Books is a book publisher based in Kerala, India. It publishes books in Malayalam. DC Books DC Books is a publisher and bookseller with headquarters in Kottayam, Kerala, India. It has published over 6,500 titles, mainly literature in Malay ...

. Retrieved 1 April 2013. The book was re-released by

in 2008."സി.പിയെ വിറപ്പിച്ച 'ബഷീറിന്റെ ധര്‍മ്മരാജ്യം'"
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. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

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official site Indian essay collections 1938 non-fiction books Books about politics of India Books by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer DC Books books 20th-century Indian books {{Essay-stub