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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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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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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go