The Epic of Shivaji: A Translation and Study of Kavindra Paramananda's Sivabharata

The Epic of Shivaji: A Translation and Study of Kavindra Paramananda's Sivabharata is a book by James Laine. The book was banned for allegedly containing derogatory references on grounds that it could cause a law and order problem.

The surviving record is interesting because it shows how even ordinary-looking books can acquire a charged political afterlife. As a book, it can be read not only for subject matter but for the way form, tone, and circulation make a text feel dangerous, intimate, or politically usable to anxious officials.

It also matters as part of a wider censorship history in India. The present page is a dossier starter built from source-tracked ban records; the surviving note currently says: The book was banned for allegedly containing derogatory references on grounds that it could cause a law and order problem. More publication history, translations, and close reading can be added later.

The Epic of Shivaji: A Translation and Study of Kavindra Paramananda's Sivabharata entered censorship debates as a book associated with controversy, publication history, and state scrutiny. In the current dossier, the main state objections cluster around political sensitivity.

The earliest event currently captured here is 2006 in India, where Government of Maharashtra banned publication, sale, or possession. The book was banned for allegedly containing derogatory references on grounds that it could cause a law and order problem. The book was banned for allegedly containing derogatory references on grounds that it could cause a law and order problem.

This entry is still incomplete: more jurisdictions, court orders, and translated justifications should be added over time.

This page is intentionally incomplete. The ban history is a starter dataset, not a final census of every jurisdiction or decree.

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