Expansion of Translation Industry in India
On the final day of the Kerala Literature Festival, Sunday (January 15), three publishers - David Davidar of Aleph Book Company, Aditi Maheshwari Goyal of...
Abdulrazak Gurnah: A Nobel Award Winner
Abdulrazak Gurnah has published 10 novels, short stories and essays in his 35 years of career. His most recent work is Afterlives. Abdulrazak Gurnahat will...
Gina Centrello, president and publisher of Random House, retires after 20 years
After a 40-year career, including the last 20 years as head of the Random House Publishing Group, Gina Centrello plans to retire as president and...
Mumbai’s Bookstore and Library Trilogy: An Eighth Ceremony
In Mumbai’s Bandra district, a stone’s throw from Jogger’s Park on the Arabian Sea, a tiny alleyway leads to the independent bookstore and library called Trilogy....
Lata Mangeshkar Tribute Song Vishwa Swara Mauli By Dr. Deepak Vaze Released By Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, Usha Mangeshkar
“I have never heard such a beautiful poem on Lata didi. I am very touched,” said Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia as he released Vishwa Swara Mauli...
Tagore literary prize given to honour published works of Indian authors
The Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize celebrates Tagore’s literary genius and his legacy The Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2021-22 has been awarded to Shobhana Kumar, Sudeep...
Journalistic writing biggest threat to serious literature: award-winning Urdu novelist Khalid Jawed
Khalid Jawed said though literature has political, social, moral concerns it should not be “presented on a plate like newspapers” to readers. Journalistic writing is...
Prof. Mukesh Sud (IIM Ahmedabad) and Prof. Priyank Narayan (Ashoka University) launch their book ‘Leapfrog – Six practices to thrive at work’
The book, published by Penguin Random House, was launched by Director IIM Ahmedabad andChairperson Ashoka University at an impressive event at India International Centre, Lodhi...
International publishers willing to publish UG textbooks in regional languages
Textbooks for undergraduate programmes such as BA, BCom and BSc would now be available in different Indian languages. Besides Hindi, these books will be translated...
HarperCollins addresses stalled union negotiations
HarperCollins US CEO Brian Murray has written an open letter to authors and agents addressing details behind the publisher’s stalled negotiations with the union representing...
