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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 01:07, 8 June 2022&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Meesha.jpg|thumb|First edition &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(indian)&lt;/del&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Short description|2018 novel by Malayalam author S. Hareesh}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Meesha&#039;&#039;&#039; is the debut novel of [[Malayalam]] writer [[S. Hareesh]]. It was &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;serialized &lt;/del&gt;in parts by the [[Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu|Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly]] and published in its entirety by [[DC Books]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/hareeshs-novel-meesha-hits-stands/article24575825.ece |title= Hareesh&#039;s novel Meesha hits stands |author=C. Gouridasan Nair |date=2018-08-01 |website=The Hindu |access-date=2018-10-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20180801/3402145.html |title=DC Books publishes Malayalam novel &#039;Meesha&#039; |author=&amp;lt;!--Not stated--&amp;gt; |date=2018-08-01 |website=Webindia123 |access-date=2018-10-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Due to protests from Hindu &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;organizations&lt;/del&gt;, the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;serialization &lt;/del&gt;was cancelled after the third part.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{italic}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Meesha.jpg|thumb|First edition]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;/ins&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Meesha&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;/ins&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039; is the debut novel of [[Malayalam]] writer [[S. Hareesh]]. It was &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;serialised &lt;/ins&gt;in parts by the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;/ins&gt;[[Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu|Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039; &lt;/ins&gt;and published in its entirety by [[DC Books]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/hareeshs-novel-meesha-hits-stands/article24575825.ece |title= Hareesh&#039;s novel Meesha hits stands |author=C. Gouridasan Nair |date=2018-08-01 |website=The Hindu |access-date=2018-10-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20180801/3402145.html |title=DC Books publishes Malayalam novel &#039;Meesha&#039; |author=&amp;lt;!--Not stated--&amp;gt; |date=2018-08-01 |website=Webindia123 |access-date=2018-10-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Due to protests from Hindu &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;organisations&lt;/ins&gt;, the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;serialisation &lt;/ins&gt;was cancelled after the third part.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Award==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Award==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The [[English language|English]] &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;translation of the book, &#039;&#039;Moustache&#039;&#039;, won the [[JCB Prize|JCB Prize for literature]] in 2020.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.mangalam.com/news/detail/438125-latest-news-s-hareesh-bags-jcb-literature-award.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The novel won the 2019 [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel]], which was announced in February 2021.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;kerala sahithya academy award announced&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=2021-02-15 |title=kerala sahithya academy award announced കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; എസ്. ഹരീഷിന്റെ &#039;മീശ&#039; മികച്ച നോവൽ |url=https://www.twentyfournews.com/2021/02/15/kerala-sahithya-academy-award-announced.html |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=www.twentyfournews.com |language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The [[English language|English]] translation of the book, &#039;&#039;Moustache&#039;&#039;, won the [[JCB Prize|JCB Prize for literature]] in 2020.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Cite web|url=&lt;/ins&gt;https://www.mangalam.com/news/detail/438125-latest-news-s-hareesh-bags-jcb-literature-award.html&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|title=എസ്. ഹരീഷിന്റെ മീശ നോവലിന് ജെ.സി.ബി സാഹിത്യ പുരക്‌സാരം}}&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The novel won the 2019 [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel]], which was announced in February 2021.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;kerala sahithya academy award announced&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=2021-02-15 |title=kerala sahithya academy award announced കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; എസ്. ഹരീഷിന്റെ &#039;മീശ&#039; മികച്ച നോവൽ |url=https://www.twentyfournews.com/2021/02/15/kerala-sahithya-academy-award-announced.html |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=www.twentyfournews.com |language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Withdrawal ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Withdrawal ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In a section of the novel, a certain character suggests that Hindu women bathe and wear good clothes before going to a temple because they are interested in sex.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Followers of Sangh Parivar slam Malayalam writer S Hareesh over Meesha&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/sangh-parivar-supporters-slam-malayalam-writer-s-hareesh-over-meesha/articleshow/65011379.cms |title=Followers of Sangh Parivar slam Malayalam writer S Hareesh over Meesha |website=Bangalore Mirror |access-date=2018-11-13}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Threatened by right wing, Malayalam writer S Hareesh withdraws novel from magazine&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/threatened-right-wing-malayalam-writer-s-hareesh-withdraws-novel-magazine-85170 |title=Threatened by right wing, Malayalam writer S Hareesh withdraws novel from magazine |date=2018-07-21 |website=The News Minute |access-date=2018-11-13}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He goes on to state that women do not go to the temple whilst menstruating because they cannot have sex. These extracts, which were shared on social media, resulted in widespread criticism by Hindu &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;organizations &lt;/del&gt;such as Yogakshema Sabha, [[BJP]], [[Hindu Aikya Vedi]], [[Nair Service Society|N.S.S]]. After this, the writer withdrew the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;serialization &lt;/del&gt;of the novel from [[Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu|Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/malayalam-author-s-hareesh-withdraws-novel-meesha-says-he-has-received-threats-from-right-wing-groups-4791341.html |title= Malayalam author S Hareesh withdraws novel &#039;Meesha,&#039; says he has received threats from right-wing groups|author=&amp;lt;!--Not stated--&amp;gt; |date=2018-07-21 |website=Firstpost |access-date=2018-10-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In a section of the novel, a certain character suggests that Hindu women bathe and wear good clothes before going to a temple because they are interested in sex.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Followers of Sangh Parivar slam Malayalam writer S Hareesh over Meesha&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/sangh-parivar-supporters-slam-malayalam-writer-s-hareesh-over-meesha/articleshow/65011379.cms |title=Followers of Sangh Parivar slam Malayalam writer S Hareesh over Meesha |website=Bangalore Mirror |access-date=2018-11-13}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Threatened by right wing, Malayalam writer S Hareesh withdraws novel from magazine&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/threatened-right-wing-malayalam-writer-s-hareesh-withdraws-novel-magazine-85170 |title=Threatened by right wing, Malayalam writer S Hareesh withdraws novel from magazine |date=2018-07-21 |website=The News Minute |access-date=2018-11-13}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He goes on to state that women do not go to the temple whilst menstruating because they cannot have sex. These extracts, which were shared on social media, resulted in widespread criticism by Hindu &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;organisations &lt;/ins&gt;such as Yogakshema Sabha, [[BJP]], [[Hindu Aikya Vedi]], [[Nair Service Society|N.S.S]]. After this, the writer withdrew the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;serialisation &lt;/ins&gt;of the novel from &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;/ins&gt;[[Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu|Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/malayalam-author-s-hareesh-withdraws-novel-meesha-says-he-has-received-threats-from-right-wing-groups-4791341.html |title= Malayalam author S Hareesh withdraws novel &#039;Meesha,&#039; says he has received threats from right-wing groups|author=&amp;lt;!--Not stated--&amp;gt; |date=2018-07-21 |website=Firstpost |access-date=2018-10-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== In Court ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== In Court ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A plea to ban the book was made to the [[Supreme Court of India]] by N Radhakrishnan, a resident of Delhi. The court refused to ban the novel and stated that the culture of banning books impacts the free flow of ideas.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/meesha-row-supreme-court-decries-practice-of-banning-books/ar-BBLqk4M |title=&#039;Meesha&#039; row: Supreme Court decries practice of banning books |author=&amp;lt;!--Not stated--&amp;gt; |date=2018-08-03 |website=MSN |access-date=2018-10-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A plea to ban the book was made to the [[Supreme Court of India]] by N Radhakrishnan, a resident of Delhi. The court refused to ban the novel and stated that the culture of banning books impacts the free flow of ideas.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/meesha-row-supreme-court-decries-practice-of-banning-books/ar-BBLqk4M |title=&#039;Meesha&#039; row: Supreme Court decries practice of banning books |author=&amp;lt;!--Not stated--&amp;gt; |date=2018-08-03 |website=MSN |access-date=2018-10-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/sc-refuses-ban-novel-meesha-685120.html |title=Culture of banning books impacted free flow of ideas:SC |author=Ashish Tripathi |date=2018-08-02 |website=Deccan Heral |access-date=2018-10-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Meesha&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the debut novel of [[Malayalam]] writer [[S. Hareesh]]. It was serialized in parts by the [[Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu|Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly]] and published in its entirety by [[DC Books]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/hareeshs-novel-meesha-hits-stands/article24575825.ece |title= Hareesh&amp;#039;s novel Meesha hits stands |author=C. Gouridasan Nair |date=2018-08-01 |website=The Hindu |access-date=2018-10-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20180801/3402145.html |title=DC Books publishes Malayalam novel &amp;#039;Meesha&amp;#039; |author=&amp;lt;!--Not stated--&amp;gt; |date=2018-08-01 |website=Webindia123 |access-date=2018-10-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Due to protests from Hindu organizations, the serialization was cancelled after the third part.&lt;br /&gt;
==Award==&lt;br /&gt;
The [[English language|English]]  translation of the book, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Moustache&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, won the [[JCB Prize|JCB Prize for literature]] in 2020.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.mangalam.com/news/detail/438125-latest-news-s-hareesh-bags-jcb-literature-award.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The novel won the 2019 [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel]], which was announced in February 2021.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kerala sahithya academy award announced&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=2021-02-15 |title=kerala sahithya academy award announced കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; എസ്. ഹരീഷിന്റെ &amp;#039;മീശ&amp;#039; മികച്ച നോവൽ |url=https://www.twentyfournews.com/2021/02/15/kerala-sahithya-academy-award-announced.html |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=www.twentyfournews.com |language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Withdrawal ==&lt;br /&gt;
In a section of the novel, a certain character suggests that Hindu women bathe and wear good clothes before going to a temple because they are interested in sex.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Followers of Sangh Parivar slam Malayalam writer S Hareesh over Meesha&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/sangh-parivar-supporters-slam-malayalam-writer-s-hareesh-over-meesha/articleshow/65011379.cms |title=Followers of Sangh Parivar slam Malayalam writer S Hareesh over Meesha |website=Bangalore Mirror |access-date=2018-11-13}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Threatened by right wing, Malayalam writer S Hareesh withdraws novel from magazine&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/threatened-right-wing-malayalam-writer-s-hareesh-withdraws-novel-magazine-85170 |title=Threatened by right wing, Malayalam writer S Hareesh withdraws novel from magazine |date=2018-07-21 |website=The News Minute |access-date=2018-11-13}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He goes on to state that women do not go to the temple whilst menstruating because they cannot have sex. These extracts, which were shared on social media, resulted in widespread criticism by Hindu organizations such as Yogakshema Sabha, [[BJP]], [[Hindu Aikya Vedi]], [[Nair Service Society|N.S.S]]. After this, the writer withdrew the serialization of the novel from [[Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu|Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/malayalam-author-s-hareesh-withdraws-novel-meesha-says-he-has-received-threats-from-right-wing-groups-4791341.html |title= Malayalam author S Hareesh withdraws novel &amp;#039;Meesha,&amp;#039; says he has received threats from right-wing groups|author=&amp;lt;!--Not stated--&amp;gt; |date=2018-07-21 |website=Firstpost |access-date=2018-10-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== In Court ==&lt;br /&gt;
A plea to ban the book was made to the [[Supreme Court of India]] by N Radhakrishnan, a resident of Delhi. The court refused to ban the novel and stated that the culture of banning books impacts the free flow of ideas.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/meesha-row-supreme-court-decries-practice-of-banning-books/ar-BBLqk4M |title=&amp;#039;Meesha&amp;#039; row: Supreme Court decries practice of banning books |author=&amp;lt;!--Not stated--&amp;gt; |date=2018-08-03 |website=MSN |access-date=2018-10-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/sc-refuses-ban-novel-meesha-685120.html |title=Culture of banning books impacted free flow of ideas:SC |author=Ashish Tripathi |date=2018-08-02 |website=Deccan Heral |access-date=2018-10-28}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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== Further reading ==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2018/aug/22/meesha-book-review-a-bewitching-phantasmagoria-1861381.html |title=&amp;#039;Meesha&amp;#039; book review: A bewitching phantasmagoria |last=L. George |date=August 22, 2018 |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=2019-01-31}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://onlinestore.dcbooks.com/books/meesa Meesa] on the [[DC Books]] website&lt;br /&gt;
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