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April 2015

A potpourri of publishing trends!

Globalocal is perfect platform for publishing fraternity to get engaged in focused interactions, targeted conversations, topical workshops, experts’ discussions and more. This year too, it was a great event with concentrated mix of…

Celebration of books at New Delhi World Book Fair 2015

Books are the repositeries of our knowledge, culture and civilization. And NDWBF 2015, organised from February 14-22, 2015 was a true celebration of these treasure troves. A report. The New Delhi World Book Fair 2015 attracted a large…

Festival of Letters

The week-long Annual Festival of Letters held from March 09-14 at Sahitya Akademi witnessed an inspiring participation from more than 170 writers and scholars from across India. They all converged at the annual festival of Sahitya Akademi…

London Book Fair: A melange of literary world!

The London Book Fair 2015 is all set to open its doors to the publishing fraternity across the world. With a host of conferences and literary events, the fair is poised to celebrate the world of books and beyond. The 44th London Book Fair…

Translations: a boon for the publishing industry

Sridhar Gowda discusses his experience at the Sharjah International Book Fair and more. Geraldine Rose and I returned to the Sharjah Book Fair in November 2014 to attend as guest of the fair’s Professional Programme. Sharjah International…

Rights to reproduce!

-IRRO and FIP hold an interactive seminar On the side lines of NDWBF an interactive seminar was organised which was attended by industry professionals and addressed by eminent speakers. Speaking on the occasion, Aparna Sharma, director…

S. Chand Group: Striving to be in every sphere of education

Himanshu Gupta, joint managing director - S. Chand Group needs no introduction. This dynamic personality of the publishing industry has brought a major turnaround not just at S. Chand but also in the Indian publishing industry. Here, he…