Meet The Publishers
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Meet the British-born Sikh publishers whose books nurture the legacy of both the Punjabs
No publisher like Kashi House, focussing the entirety of its list on undivided Punjab, exists in either India or Pakistan.
Aanchal Malhotra
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The flag-bearers of verse: How five independent presses publish poetry in India
From how poetry collections are selected and edited to how they are marketed and distributed, five publishers reveal everything you need to know.
Kanishka Gupta
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Why homeware brand Good Earth became the latest entrant to the world of children’s publishing
The Executive Publisher of Good Earth believes there are enough parents who will invest in finely-crafted books for their children.
Kanishka Gupta
Trending
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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Adani is merely a front for PM Modi, alleges Arvind Kejriwal citing ‘BJP leader’
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Are your UPI payments farming your personal data without your consent?
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Anjana Appachana’s first novel in 20 years: A tender story of love, longing in a Delhi neighbourhood
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Two new imprints have been launched. Things must be looking up for children’s publishing in India
Interviews with the publishers of new imprints for children’s books at Speaking Tiger and Harper Collins India.
Neha Bhatt
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Hachette India turns 10. Its journey symbolises the past 10 years of English-language publishing
An interview with Thomas Abraham, the CEO of the company.
Kanishka Gupta
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Meet Bombaykala, the young book publishers ready to shake up the industry
From war poetry to city-focused short stories, they aim to publish a book every fortnight. That’s quite a pace.
Jaya Bhattacharji Rose
Video
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Watch: Rescuer scales 65-foot telecom tower in Pune to save bird tangled in kite string
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Watch: Major pipeline bursts in Mumbai’s Mulund, sends water gushing high into the air
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Watch: Musician plays Sidhu Moose Wala’s song ‘295’ on the sarangi in a shopping area in Chandigarh
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Watch: A group of Pakistani artists creates huge portrait of Shah Rukh Khan on a beach
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Watch: Thunderstorm wrecks cars, brings down power lines, in Dibrugarh, Assam
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Why HarperCollins India is pushing hard to sign up the biggest names in Indian commercial fiction
As bestselling authors like Ravinder Singh and Ravi Subramanian move to HarperCollins India, fiction publisher Diya Kar Hazra explains their strategy.
Harsimran Gill
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This publisher is taking an unconventional route to bringing international fiction to India
Renuka Chatterjee of Speaking Tiger Books explains her company’s strategy.
Kanishka Gupta
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‘Hindi publishing cannot have one poster-boy or girl. There are 40 areas, each with unique readers’
Vani Prakashan’s Aditi Maheshwari Goyal on the vibrant yet familial world of Hindi publishing, and what English-language publishers can learn from it.
Kanishka Gupta
The Reel
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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Even children who don’t read are addicted to this series of books about a mouse. Why?
The originals are in Italian. Young readers can’t have enough of the English translations.
Jaya Bhattacharji Rose
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‘We find our writers through unsolicited submissions. We read every manuscript’: Jayanta Kumar Bose
Meet the publisher responsible for today’s stream of successful commercial fiction in English.
Kanishka Gupta
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Pakistan has got a new publisher of English books, and she’s looking to stir things up
‘The totemic figures of traditional publishing in Pakistan haven’t looked to sustain anything other than their own relevance,’ says Shandana Minhas.
Kanishka Gupta
The Field
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Indian football: Sunil Chhetri – ‘My hunger to score is the same as it has always been’
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IPL 2023: Ben Stokes ready to start as batter but bowling will have to wait, says CSK’s Mike Hussey
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AB de Villiers on RCB jersey retirement: 'I have a deep connection with this country and its people’
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Watch: Sunil Chhetri relives iconic 2017 goal against Kyrgyz Republic
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Impact player at IPL 2023: All you need to know about the new rule in Indian Premier League