An extract from “Indian Genre Fiction”

03 02 , 2019 No Comments
Indian Genre Fiction: Pasts and Present Futures (eds. Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay, Aakriti Mandhwani and Anwesha Maity) is a fascinating collection of essays. There are articles on popular fiction in late colonial
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French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler explains: An interview with the ambassador about plans for translations of French literature into Indian languages and collaborations at books fairs.

03 02 , 2019 1 Comment
I interviewed the French Ambassador to India, Alexandre Ziegler, at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2019. The interview has been published in the online news portal
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Author speak: Satadru Mukherjee on his debut picture book, “Good Morning India”

21 01 , 2019 No Comments
Satadru Mukherjee is a photographer, a multi-media whizz and a talented marketing professional, currently working in the corporate sector. Good Morning India is his first picture book. It
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Book Post 24: 6 – 19 January 2019

21 01 , 2019 No Comments
Every Monday I post some of the books I have received in the previous week. This post will be in addition to my regular blog
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Venita Coelho’s “Boy No. 32” wins prestigious Hindu Goodbooks Award for best fiction!

13 01 , 2019 No Comments
Screenwriter and young adult fiction writer Venita Coelho won the prestigious Hindu Goodbooks Award today at the ongoing Hindu Lit for Life festival in Chennai.
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Publishing & GST: Making the book fair & square

12 01 , 2019 1 Comment
My article on “GST and publishing” has been published in the Economic Times on 12 January 2019. The original url is here. I am also C&P the entire article below. I had first written about the impact of GST and publishing within a week of the new taxation system coming into effect on 1 July 2017. My article was published on 8 July 2017. Here is the link. Publishing is part of the creative economy. Books are made by transferring knowledge, information, data
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Scholastic India stand at the World Book Fair, New Delhi ( 5- 13 Jan 2019)

10 01 , 2019 No Comments
. Scholastic India ( Hall 7, stalls 76-90) at the ongoing #worldbookfair, #PragatiMaidan, #NewDelhi. It is a stall bustling with crowds which is unsurprising given the fantastic collections of #childlit and #yalit available. Some
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Book 23: 9 December 2018 – 5 January 2019

07 01 , 2019 No Comments
Every Monday I post some of the books I have received in the previous week. This post will be in addition to my regular blog
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2019 books to watch out for

07 01 , 2019 No Comments
On the first Sunday of the year I publish an article in the Asian Age on the books to look out for in the year.
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“Ma Huateng & Tencent: The Story of an Online Chinese Empire”

04 01 , 2019 No Comments
The story of billionaire Ma Huateng and the company he co-founded, Tencent, reads like a modern fairy tale. It’s tag line on the homepage of
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