Dharmarajyam

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 the same year.^[3] It is said^{[by whom?]} that Basheer himself got these printed and sold them at local shops, and going house to house 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]