The Publishing Life
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Naveen Kishore: What the ‘idea of culture’ means to a publisher
‘To me, the idea of culture travels. Translates. Turns the reality of its own self...’
Naveen Kishore
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Can literary activism lead to a disavowal of free-market capitalism in the creation of good books?
The masking of capitalism under the language of a liberal aesthetic brought forward the need for literary activism.
Saikat Majumdar
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Trailer: ‘Of the Book and Other Stories’ marks 40 years of publisher Seagull Books
‘A borderless universe of books and ideas.’
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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Translated short fiction: A 73-year-old Indian man goes to Bangladesh, his ‘land of birth’, to die
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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‘It was magic’: A writer visits a press to see her novel being printed, finds out how books are made
Janice Pariat documents her visit to Thompson Press.
Janice Pariat
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Notes from a conference: What booksellers talk about when they talk about selling books
The Sharjah Booksellers’ Conference is the first of its kind on this scale at a global level. What did it do for the booksellers who participated?
Venkatesh M Swamy
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Writer Vinod Kumar Shukla’s allegations remind us of the author versus publisher battle no one wants
What does it mean for publishing when a noted Hindi writer goes public with his accusations?
Venkatesh M Swamy
Video
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Meet Christian Weiss, German publishing’s champion of the literatures of India
Weiss’s company Draupadi Verlag has been at the vanguard of publishing books from Indian languages translated into German.
Rima Datta Holland
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Ten years of Aleph: David Davidar on building a publishing company from scratch in India
Aleph Book Company was founded ten years ago, in 2011, as a new way to publish books.
David Davidar
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As 2020 ends, a look back at the old bestseller that looked ahead: APJ Abdul Kalam’s ‘India 2020’
Publisher Krishan Chopra recounts the experience of giving birth to the book that set targets for 2020, written by a man who soon became President of India.
Krishan Chopra
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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From Asia Publishing to Permanent Black: Ramachandra Guha pays a tribute to editors and publishers
The scholar and writer makes his nominations to the publishing hall of fame.
Ramachandra Guha
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How almost all of today’s English language publishers began in a small office in Delhi’s Nehru Place
Meet ‘the gang from Nehru Place’, as publisher Krishan Chopra, one of the group, puts it in his remembrance of those days.
Krishan Chopra
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Once upon a time in publishing: When it was the editors who were in control
Veteran editor Adil Tyabji rues how corporatisation and digitisation have eroded the role of the editor in book publishing.
Adil Tyabji
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals stay in playoff hunt with win over Rajasthan Royals in high-scoring clash
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Paris Olympic-bound Preeti among seven gold medallists for India
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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I