''Vasanthathile Poomarangal'' (''Flowering Trees of Spring''; 2013), also published as ''Maoist'', is a Malayalam novel written by Praveen under

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Roopesh. The novel is based on the report stating the presence of Maoists in Kerala. It narrates the activities of politicians and the interference of Police in this issue. It is authored by Roopesh, a political activist who is described as a

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. The book was brought out by the two leading publishing companies in two different names.

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-based

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has named the novel as ''Maoist'' while the title of the novel published by

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-based Green Books is ''Vasanthathile Poomarangal''.

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{{Malayalam Literature , state=collapsed Malayalam novels Novels set in Kerala DC Books books 2013 Indian novels Works published under a pseudonym Maoism in India