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PENGUIN BOOKS INDIA – STATEMENT ON THE HINDUS BY WENDY DONIGER

( This is the press release issued by Penguin Books India on 14 Feb 2014. It is pertaining to their decision to pulp the remaining copies
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Wendy Doniger’s statement

20 02 , 2014 No Comments

( Statement issued by Wendy Doniger, author of The Hindus, published by Penguin Books India. This press release was issued on 11 Feb 2014 by Wendy
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Citation by the Jury for the Crossword Award 2013 for Children’s Books

13 02 , 2014 1 Comment

( I was on the jury for the Crossword Book Prize for children’s and young adult literature in 2013. We read over 90+ books to decide
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Amazon for Authors, KDP in Delhi, 16 Feb 2014

07 02 , 2014 3 Comments

I am assisting Amazon to put together a 2-hour event in Delhi. It is to introduce and discuss their self-publishing programme– Kindle Direct Publishing or
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PubSpeak, “Rules Of Publishing: Be On The Move”There has to be serendipity in publishing. It is the smarter way of keeping the ecosystem alive,

06 02 , 2014 3 Comments

( The latest edition of my column, PubSpeak, has been uploaded on BusinessWorld online today. The link is http://www.businessworld.in/news/economy/rules-of-publishing-be-on-the-move/1246485/page-1.html. I am also c&p the text below.
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“Of war and peace”. Interview with Romesh Gunasekera, The Hindu, 2 Feb 2014

02 02 , 2014 No Comments

(My interview with Romesh Gunasekera was uploaded on the Hindu Literary Review website on 1 Feb 2014 and published in the print edition on 2
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Ann Patchett ” This is the story of a happy marriage”

01 02 , 2014 No Comments

This is the story of a happy marriage is a collection of essays written by Ann Patchett over some years. These vary in length, covering a
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Q & A with Ravi Subramanian, 16 Jan 2014

16 01 , 2014 2 Comments

I read Ravi Subramanian’s Bankerupt recently. I enjoyed the story. It was a well-paced thriller, the intricacies of the financial world come through well. The understanding
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Mahesh Dattani, “Me and my plays”

15 01 , 2014 No Comments

I didn’t have an audience, because I didn’t have a language. The kind of text-based theatre I wanted to do could not be possible without
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Literary festivals in India, Brunch, Hindustan Times, 12 Jan 2014

12 01 , 2014 4 Comments

( Today my article on literary festivals of India has been published in the Brunch, Hindustan Times. The title in print is called “Booked & Hooked” and online
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