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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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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Why the Opposition is alleging that a WhatsApp forward from Modi is a poll code violation
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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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‘Time to forget about it’: Miriam Margolyes, who acted in ‘Harry Potter’ films, tells adult fans
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Watch: Protestors lie on the ground together along the seashore in Spain to represent Gaza victims
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Watch: From Sonu Nigam to Shilpa Rao, prominent singers sing ‘Yaaron Dosti’ in a tribute to KK
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Watch: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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Watch: Musicians Shantanu Moitra and Papon collaborate for this year’s Earth Hour India anthem
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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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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour