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News Updates, October 27, 2026: The Pune-based Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) has removed a book written by jailed activist Umar Khalid from its library after a social media post objected to its listing as a new addition.

The institute, an autonomous body under the Union Education Ministry, on Monday said it removed the book, ‘Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power’, from its library to avoid “any misunderstanding or unrest”.

The book is based on Khalid’s PhD research, which examines two centuries of state formation, colonial rule, and tribal-state power relations in the Singhbhum region of present-day Jharkhand, with a primary focus on the Ho community.

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