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As many of you know, the past year has been a time of transformation for me professionally and personally.
I am excited to share some news with you.
I have been deeply involved in the publishing industry for over twenty years. During this time, I have
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"Women are expected to work like they don't have children and raise children as if they don't work."
I heard this somewhere today, and it is so true. This is the perfect description of modern motherhood.
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The Penguin Annual Lecture is back in Delhi on 26 December, and this year's speaker is the hugely talented actor and superwoman
@priyankachopra
. Here's how you can register:
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The charming, beautiful, funny and utterly original Gita Mehta passed away last evening. She wrote many successful books like "Karma Cola', 'Raj' and my personal favourite, 'A River Sutra'. She was married to the iconic publisher Sonny Mehta. May she rest in love and light.
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Premchand was often called the greatest Hindi writer of the 20th century. He wrote close to 300 short stories. We published his short fiction in this gorgeous collection a few years ago. He was born on this day in 1880 in Lamhi, a village near Benares.
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Avinuo Kire is a writer and teacher from Nagaland. She teaches English at Kohima College. Her 'hypnotic' new novel 'Where the Cobbled Path Leads' is folk fantasy, interweaving fantasy fiction with Naga spirit stories and folklore. It'll be out on 18 July.
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Arundhati Roy holding the first ever copy of her first novel in 20 years: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness.
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In January we will publish what is set to be the most definitive, authoritative and comprehensive biography of Mirza Ghalib, the last great poet of the Mughal era. 'Ghalib: A Wilderness at My Doorstep' is written by the incomparable Mehr Afshan Farooqi.
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Thank you for your messages, letters and emails about the deeply painful loss of my brilliant, kind and wonderful husband
@PatrickFrench
. My family's deepest thanks to the tireless, compassionate and dedicated doctors and nurses in India and the UK who looked after Patrick, and
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Ramachandra Guha's monumental biography of Mahatma Gandhi just went to press. It is called "Gandhi: The Years that Changed the World" and will be out in September.
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Writing a novel? Thinking about these questions will make you a better writer of fiction, as I have learned from editing hundreds of books over the years.
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Jhumpa Lahiri has a new novel coming out after nearly a decade, and I am delighted to announce that we will be publishing it. Look at this gorgeous cover...
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Jeet Thayil has compiled the definitive anthology of Indian poetry in English. This monumental undertaking has been two decades in the making. It includes lost, uncollected and out-of-print poems and essays which provide cultural contexts.
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The stunning paperback edition of
@Ram_Guha
’s magnum opus GANDHI: THE YEARS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD.
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Death Is Nothing At All
By Henry Scott-Holland
Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened.
Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you,
and the old life that we lived so fondly together
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What. A. Book. One of the most beautiful depictions of childhood I have ever read, in manuscript. 'Karnali Blues' by
@Buddhisagar
is about a father-son relationship, and is a huge bestseller in Nepali ... mesmerised by the English translation. Out from
@PenguinIndia
in December.
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Delighted to have the inspirational
@priyankachopra
joining us to give this year’s Penguin Annual Lecture.
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I want to share some professional and personal news.
After 18 wonderful years working at Penguin, then Random House, and then Penguin Random House, I will be leaving
@PenguinIndia
in a full-time capacity at the end of this year.
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I am reading the manuscript of
@GhoshAmitav
's new book, and it is nothing short of mind-altering. I am struck by the feeling that THE NUTMEG'S CURSE is possibly the most brilliant book he has written. Can't wait to to share it with the world - more details soon!
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He learned to cook from the women in his family, who can make perfectly fluffy idlis without lectures on lactobacilli and pH levels.
@krishashok
isn't a chef but cooks daily. He isn't a scientist, but can explain science with easy clarity. His new book MASALA LAB is *amazing*!
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Here is an excerpt from
@SalmanRushdie
’s brilliant new novel VICTORY CITY in the
@NewYorker
. It’s an honour to be able to publish this masterpiece early next year.
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Who was Neem Karoli Baba?
Was he a mystic, an ascetic who aspired to and achieved the highest powers, or was he a 'miracle-sadhu'?
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Today is
#MunshiPremchand
's 138th birthday, and we are publishing a beautiful set of his short stories:
Stories on Women
Stories on Caste
Stories on the City
Stories on Animals
and Stories on the Village
If you've never read Premchand, this is the perfect starting point!
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“An incredible moment in my life”: Amitav Ghosh. Gopalkrishna Gandhi honouring
@GhoshAmitav
with the prestigious 54th Jnanpith Award, making him the only English language awardee. He also probably the youngest Jnanpith winner!
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Are you an aspiring author looking to get published? One of the most common questions I get asked as a publisher is: Should I have a literary agent? What should I look for in an agent? How do I find one? And what are the red flags to watch out for?
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Proud to be publishing MY SEDITIOUS HEART, Arundhati Roy’s collected non fiction, in June. It’s amazing how prescient she was in anticipating so much of what is happening around us in the world today.
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On Ambedkar Remembrance Day, take a look at this extraordinary collection of immense breadth and scholarship. THE RADICAL IN AMBEDKAR, edited by
@Surajyengde
and Anand Teltumbe challenges the popular understanding of Ambedkar.
#DalitHistoryMonth
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He was also responsible for first bringing apple cultivation to Himachal Pradesh.
Samuel Stokes (Known as Satyananad) Was American National Who Participated In Indian Freedom Movement And Was Jailed For Sedition
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Today, I'm starting a new journey with
Editorially fuses the power of community, technology and creativity, offering writers of all levels of experience tools and support to enhance their creativity.
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Jupiter and Saturn headed for their
#GreatConjunction
, this evening over the Athpula Bridge, Lodhi Gardens, New Delhi. This is a rare celestial event that happens once in 900 years. Even the ducks are in a row.
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Our nation's most important living document THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA will be published on Republic Day as a Penguin Modern Classic. It has a long introduction by India's greatest constitutional lawyer Fali S. Nariman. Here's a first look at the cover.
#lawday
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A literary award called "The Deodar Prize" has just been launched. It is an effort to recognise new themes and voices in literary fiction in India. The jury looks excellent.
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Today,
#InternationalTranslationDay
, is also the perfect day to announce that we will be publishing the first ever translation of a Bhojpuri novel into English. A historical novel, Pandey Kapil’s PHOOLSUNGHI is full of drama, love, pride and much more. Out very soon!
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Delighted to be back in Bhutan for
@BhutanEchoes
Drukyul Literature Festival, which is, without a doubt, one of the loveliest book festivals in the world.
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To every thing there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep,
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Goodbye Sonny Mehta, one of the gentlest, cleverest, funniest and most brilliant human beings I ever knew.
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Just been mansplained my job this evening. Amazing how some older men feel - actually feel - the right to tell you how to do your job even though they have no experience in the field.
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Just got the first advance copy of Ram Guha's 'Gandhi: The Years That Changed The World'. Available for pre-order now!
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THE RANA COOKBOOK: RECIPES FROM THE PALACES OF NEPAL is a treat. The glamorous Rana palaces were known for their fabulous royal feasts. This is the first time these recipes have been shared by Rohini Rana, the wife of General Gaurav S.J.B. Rana, former chief of the Nepalese Army.
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'An outstanding and much-needed critical biography of the greatest poet in Urdu.'
@DalrympleWill
on GHALIB: A WILDERNESS AT MY DOORSTEP by Mehr Afshan Farooqi.
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Delhi pollution off the scale today at 999 in RK Puram. In most countries this would be a public health emergency.
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This is what happens when you’re not nice to your editor. They let you publish your first draft.
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Gurmehar Kaur’s first book is the story of three generations of women, all of whom have dealt with loss and death. All of them have transcended it and emerged stronger. This is an exceptional book, to be shared and cherished.
@mehartweets
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A rare pic of Narasimha Rao: his 1st trip abroad (to the US, 1974). The trip altered his economic worldview forever.
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It has been a 'Year of Firsts' in more ways than one: a time of profound change and also some new beginnings.
Over the last seven months, I've poured my heart and soul into creating , a new editing tool which was designed by drawing upon my two-decade long
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1/6 India's fight for freedom was a mass struggle involving many ordinary people. For the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence, we have a new book by the legendary
@PSainath_org
. THE LAST HEROES is about ordinary, everyday people who stood up to and fought against imperialism.
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At the age of 24, I found my calling in the art of book editing. I stepped into the world of words, guided by Ravi Singh of Penguin India, who taught me that being a great editor begins with being a good reader.
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I am a huge fan of the Kannada writer Vasudhendra. His magnificent novel 'Tejo Tungabhadra' is about two rivers on different continents whose souls are bound together by history. This book is already a massive bestseller in Kannada.
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A job has opened up at Penguin India, working closely with me on the Classics and translation lists. Help to rediscover the cultural heritage of Asia, one book at a time.
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Delighted that we will be bringing out President Barack Obama's much awaited memoir ‘A Promised Land’ soon. It is sure to be as remarkable as his earlier books, ‘Dreams from My Father’ and ‘The Audacity of Hope’.
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'Gandhi lived one of the great 20th-century lives. He inspired and enraged, challenged and delighted millions of men and women around the world.' Please join us tomorrow at 6.30 pm at the IIC, Delhi to launch
@Ram_Guha
's magnificent new biography of MK Gandhi.
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Delighted we have won Publisher of the Year at Tata Literature Live! Big congratulations to Pranay Lal, who has taken First Book Award, Non-Fiction for the inimitable INDICA, and to the entire team at Penguin Random House India.
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@jesssica__evans
"It was as if that great rush of anger had washed me clean, emptied me of hope, and, gazing up at the dark sky spangled with its signs and stars, for the first time, the first, I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe." - Albert Camus, The Stranger
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Annie Besant
B.G. Horniman
Samuel Evans Stokes
Madeleine Slade
Philip Spratt
Catherine Mary Heilemann
Dick Keithahn
They fought for India's freedom against the British Raj.
Congrats to
@Ram_Guha
on his new book REBELS AGAINST THE RAJ, which is out today.
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Every author needs an editor. But it's not just about grammar. It's about chemistry, passion, understanding, and vision. Here's why...
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On Republic Day,
@d_jaishankar
posed a question to friends on FB: Who are the five most important public intellectuals in India today?
@Ram_Guha
@ShashiTharoor
@pbmehta
@MalikAshok
and Raghuram Rajan. Great list, would have been greater with women on it.
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A thoughtful TED talk by Manju Kapur about the importance of teaching emotional intelligence to Indian men. Watch it on
@iamsrk
’s inspiring, intelligent new TV show TED Talks India Nayi Soch.
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Goodbye, 2020. I don’t have a bad word to say about you in my heart. It brought us a great and shocking clarity, amidst all the pain. We were given a once-in-a lifetime chance to take a step back, regroup, rethink and consolidate. So thank you, and Welcome 2021.
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Prosanta Chakrabarty is an Ichthyologist. He studies fish to understand the evolution of human beings. In is book 'Explaining Life Through Evolution' he explores who we are, and where we came from.
@PREAUX_FISH
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Nearly half of Delhi schoolchildren in this extensive study are growing up with irreversible lung damage.
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Ever wondered how books get published? Let me break it down for you – from an idea to bookstore shelves, with all the stages and emotions in between.
Here's what happens:
- Idea
- Outlining
- Writing
- Editing
- Book Proposal
- Agent/publisher search
- Pitching
- Contract
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Gorgeous cover art by Olivia Fraser for Archana Venkatesan's dazzling translation of one of the most revered bhakti poems. ENDLESS SONG, or the Tiruvaymoli (sacred utterance or sacred truth), is a grand 9th century 1102-verse poem by Nammalvar, the greatest of the Alvar poets.
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Everyone's calling it a 'masterpiece'. In case you missed this conversation between one of India's wisest minds
@ShivshankaMenon
and
@ShekharGupta
about his new book on India's geopolitics, you can catch it here:
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All of us at
@PenguinIndia
are deeply proud of and delighted for our beloved author Sudha Murty!
The Crossword Book Award for Popular Choice – Non Fiction goes to “Three Thousand Stitches” by the incredible Ms Sudha Murthy, published by Penguin Random House! Congratulations!
#CrosswordBookAwards
@PenguinIndia
@penguinrandom
#ReadingIsGood
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Delighted to share that Gyan Prakash is the winner of the
@IndianExpress
Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for his brilliant history EMERGENCY CHRONICLES: Indira Gandhi and Democracy’s Turning Point.
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Recent events have allowed us to catch a glimpse of nature unhindered by human activities. In this light, a book to return to is Environmentalism by
@Ram_Guha
which explores the impact of unbridled global economic development. Available here:
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@larrybrilliant
The author of the book, Jaya Prasada, lived with Sri Siddha Ma for thirty-seven years. Her debut book is dedicated to her guru Sri Siddhi Ma and takes us into the life and times of 'The Silent Saint of Kainchi.'
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The legendary editor Robert Giroux once said, “There are three qualities that cannot be taught and without which a good editor cannot function—judgment, taste, and empathy. Judgment is the ability to evaluate a manuscript and its author. Taste is subjective and difficult to
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WOMEN, DREAMING, a beautifully crafted novel by celebrated Tamil writer & activist Salma, 'crystalline in its simplicity, patient in its unravelling-enters this interior world of women, held together by love'. Exquisitely translated by
@meenakandasamy
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It is a great myth that writing springs magically from inside the writer's head. Writing is only the endpoint of a much longer process of noticing, observing, learning, and concluding something that you feel will make people feel differently about a particular subject.
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Delighted to be publishing the inspirational
@priyankachopra
in collaboration with
@penguinrandom
colleagues around the world!
We are thrilled to announce that we will be publishing
@priyankachopra
's
#Unfinished
in 2019!
#PenguinAcquires
#MajorAcquisition
#PriyankaChopra
Get to know all the details here:
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This poor lady sitting on the flight next to Charles Shobhraj deserves a lifelong upgrade
@qatarairways
!
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‘All manner of offers came my way: “Darling I loved that piece you wrote on the dams, could you do one for me on child abuse?” (This actually happened.)’ Arundhati Roy on fire in this piece.
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Excited to partner with
@TwitterBooks
for their India launch at our
#JLF
party!
@PenguinIndia
#TwoLittleBirds
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I had a little outing in today’s ET Magazine, confessing my admiration for Tara Westover’s ‘Educated’ and the movie The Two Popes!
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For the second year in a row,
@PenguinIndia
is PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR at the
@Tatalitlive
awards! We are truly lucky to work with the best and brightest in Indian publishing.
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Thrilled to see both Arundhati Roy’s ‘The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness’ and Mohsin Hamid’s ‘Exit, West’ as finalists in the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Awards. What a great list.
@PenguinIndia
Here are your 2017 National Book Critics Circle Awards finalists 📚 🏅
FICTION:
•The Ninth Hour, Alice McDermott
•Exit West, Mohsin Hamid
•The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, Arundhati Roy
•Improvement, Joan Silber
•Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jesmyn Ward
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Lovely photo of Gulzar Saab reading 'The Hidden Garden' by Gopi Chand Narang. Such a wonderful book.
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We've been lucky enough at
@PenguinIndia
to publish two new novels on this year's extraordinarily strong
@TheBookerPrizes
longlist. Many congrats Sunjeev Sahota for THE CHINA ROOM and Anuk Arudpragasam for A PASSAGE NORTH!
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'The Runaways' by
@fbhutto
will be out tomorrow! And it's getting some serious advance praise: 'A big-hearted, beautiful novel. I read it with awe. Fatima Bhutto has an unflinching eye and a unique voice.' says
@mohammedhanif
.
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Air pollution in Delhi is at 600+ today. Anything above 300 is extremely hazardous. London is at 43, Chennai at 99.
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'In the popular imagination, Bhojpuri culture is associated with bawdy songs, rustic humour and titillating cinema. But a world of surprises awaits the reader of Pandey Kapil’s Phoolsunghi'
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Proud to be publishing one of India's greatest living writers, Perumal Murugan, in a new translation from Tamil by Janani Kannan. “Rising Heat is a work of understated beauty, an elegy to the past, yet hauntingly resonant with our turbulent times.”
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On 2nd October, Gandhi Jayanti, here’s a thread on
some standout books about Mahatma Gandhi.
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It's been a challenging few months, and I want to thank my wonderful colleagues
@PenguinIndia
for keeping going, and our great family of authors and readers, who have never left our side. We have published some fantastic books through the ongoing pandemic, with many more to come.
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Sad news: the iconic Hindi writer Krishna Sobti passed away this morning. She didn't live to see her last novel 'A Gujarat Here, A Gujarat There', which we were due to publish in just a few weeks, on the 18th of Feb, which would have been her 94th birthday.
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'Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.'
– Epicurus
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‘Caste Matters’ by Suraj Yengde is a passionate, pathbreaking and very important new book which ‘challenges deep-seated beliefs about caste and unpacks its many layers.’
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'The best part is that what we’re reading is real, lived history; it is our legacy; we can own it.' Lovely new review of
@Ram_Guha
's Gandhi biography in
@the_hindu
.
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Very cool. Romila Thapar's new book, to be published by
@seagullbooks
, comes with not one but four covers!
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'A compulsively readable whodunit, as fast-moving as a mystery novel, which at a whole deeper level offers profound observations about caste and sexuality in rural India.'
@BarbaraDemick
on
@Soniafaleiro
's intimate, mesmerising new book.
#ComingSoon
in January 2021.
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So proud of our
@PenguinIndia
family of colleagues, authors and booksellers who work tirelessly with such energy, creativity and passion. It’s thanks to their efforts that we just won Publisher Of The Year at the
@tatalitlive
Festival.
An extremely proud moment for all of us!
Penguin India has been named as the Publisher of the year 2019 at the coveted
@tatalitlive
Awards.
Join us to congratulate all our authors for making this possible!
#TATALiteratureLive
#LiteratureLive
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'Unfinished' is
@Priyankachopra
's 'deeply open and honest account of her experience navigating life in the public eye, as well as the extreme hard work and dedication she put into her career.' One of the first reviews out in
@htTweets
.
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