Malayalam Britannica is the popular but false name attached to a reference work in the Malayalam language, named Malayalam Encyclopedia, which is by and large a translation of the Britannica Concise Encyclopædia

Encyclopædia Britannica

The Encyclopædia Britannica , published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia that is available in print, as a DVD, and on the Internet. It is written and continuously updated by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 expert...

into Malayalam, the language spoken mainly in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, a southern state of India.

While it won an award from the Federation of Indian Publishers in 2004, a Consumer Court

Consumer Court

Consumer Court is the name given to special purpose courts, mainly in India, that deal with cases regarding consumer disputes and grievances. These are judiciary set ups by the government to protect the consumer rights...

 later banned the sale of the book because it was found to be an erroneous reference with many factual errors. The court also found that there was unfair trade practice on the part of the publishers, which are DC Books, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 and Encyclopædia Britannica India Pvt.Ltd, a subsidiary of Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.

Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. is an American company best known for publishing the Encyclopædia Britannica, the world's oldest continuously-published encyclopedia.-History:...