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Banned and restricted books in Sri Lanka
4 titles have been banned or restricted in Sri Lanka, recorded across 4 dated, source-cited events, most often for religious / blasphemy.
Titles
4
Ban events
4
Top reason
Religious / blasphemy
Decades active
3
Most-restricted titles
| Title | Author | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Satanic Verses | Salman Rushdie | 1988 | 1 |
| I Am Waging a War with Words | Theepachelvan Piratheepan | — | 1 |
| Even Now There Are Two States | Theepachelvan Piratheepan | — | 1 |
| Cogwheel Buddha | Tennyson Perera | 1967 | 1 |
Stated reasons
- Religious / blasphemy
- 2
- Political content
- 2
By decade
1960s1
1980s1
2020s2
Documented bans
All 4 recorded events, most severe and most recent first.
I Am Waging a War with Words2026
Even Now There Are Two States2026
The Satanic Verses1988
Cogwheel Buddha1968
Source: Verboten, built on the banned-books.org Open Censorship Core (CC BY 4.0). Verboten compilation CC BY 4.0.