Monthly Archives

August 2016

Glitter and Gloss

Author: Vibha Batra Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing India, New Delhi (Pp 183, ISBN: 97893859364, Rs 199) This romantic comedy revolves around the protagonist Misha, a makeup artist, who after a series of twists and turns falls in love with…

LUCKNOW Buildings, Begums and The British

Author: PC Sarkar Publisher: Kalpaz Publications, Delhi (Pp 220, ISBN 9789322051281399, Rs 900) The origin & history of Lucknow is truly intriguing not just to the historians but also to the common man. The history of Lucknow can be…

The Path of Yoga

Yoga: The Science of the Soul Vol.1 Author: Osho; Publisher: Diamond Books (Pp 256, ISBN 9789352612055 Rs 250) Yoga is an integral part of our health-conscious cultural landscape practised by millions for health and fitness reasons. Yoga is…

Divided Minds War of the Worlds Within

Author: Sanjay Koppikar Publisher: Sapna Ink (Pp 282, ISBN 9789386116376, Rs 245) The book Divided Minds is a tribute to scientists who are trying to make our lives better through nano technologies. As the name goes, characters in the book…

SAGE India: poised to be the leading textbook publisher

Vivek Mehra, MD & CEO of SAGE Publications India, shares how his vision of making SAGE India a leading textbook publisher, is taking shape. In my maiden speech when taking over the chair of the managing director of Sage Publications…

Cover to cover Anatomy of the book

What is a book and what goes in making of a book? In this series of articles, GS Jolly will explain the attributes of a book and the insight into its production. This issue, he talks about the importance of book cover. A book’s cover is the…

The Pub-Linchs

A new generation of publishing professionals, no longer cogs in the wheel, shares Shafina Segon of Taylor & Francis. We humans are a paradoxical species. On the one hand, we are uniquely endowed with the power of extraordinary…

NBT, India: promoting books and authors!

The National Book Trust, India is striving to encourage reading habits and book culture in India. They are also helping young debutant authors to get published. Here, Baldeo Bhai Sharma, chairman, National Book Trust, India, shares more…

GenX in Publishing!

Innovative ideas…new perspective…fresh energy…that is what a GenX professional brings. AABP met such two professionals who have carved a mark for themselves. Bharat Rai Mediratta MD, Jiwan Books/Edu Hub Publishing “All that I have learnt…

Passes with flying colours again!

Jumpstart Goes to School was a confluence of many ideas with 17 speakers from 4 countries across 2 cities. The event provided a 360 degree view of education in theory and in practice. Organised by German Book Office, New Delhi, JUMPSTART is…