Source: Hindustan Times
India has earned the dubious distinction of having the largest number of languages in danger of extinction. For instance, only 31 people in south Andaman Island speak Jarawa, while just 138 people in Himachal speak Handuri.
According to the UNESCO Atlas of World’s Languages in Danger, released in February, more than 2.5 crore Indians [...]
Source: The Hindu
The once flourishing publishing business of Cuttack city, called the Banipeetha of Orissa, is now staring at a bleak future. Not very long ago there were more than 500 publishers doing good business here. Now they have dwindled to a handful.
Ever since the first publishing house in the State – Orissa Mission Press [...]
Source: morungexpress.com
The North East regional coordinator of Poetry Society (India), Noel Manuel today called upon the various governments to acknowledge and provide the poets a chance towards restoring peace, unity and harmony in the northeast.
Addressing a mammoth gathering as chief guest at the poets’ meet in the 26th Tripura Book Fair 2009 at Agartala, Noel [...]
Source punjabnewsline.com
The Federation of Indian Publishers, New Delhi, in association with Punjabi Publishers’ Association, is organizing the 12th National Convention of Indian Publishers from 13-14 March 2009 at the Punjab Arts Council Auditorium, Rose Garden, Sector 16-B, Chandigarh.
The Convention will be inaugurated by Prof. R.C. Sobti, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh, on 13 March 2009 at [...]
Source: The Economic Times
ACK Media, publisher of the famous ‘Amar Chitra Katha’ series, plans to invest USD 15-20 million over the next two-three years for expanding its operations across various platforms like retailing and digital medium.
“Including our acquisition of Amar Chitra Katha and other titles, we plan to invest about USD 15-20 million over the [...]
Publishing major Penguin India is trying to revive interest in reading classics with a six-day open-air ‘Penguin Classics Library’ at the amphitheatre in the India Habitat Centre in the capital March 12-18.
The library is the first of its kind in the capital, said Hemali Sodhi of Penguin, the brain behind the project.
‘It will offer readers [...]
In the run-up to the Frankfurt Book Fair, this prestigious programme focuses on information exchange, professional dialogue and the creation of networks between young international publishers.
Interested candidates are invited to apply for this fellowship. To download the application form and for further information on application criteria and costs, visit:
http://www.buchmesse.de/en/networking/programmes/frankfurt_fellows/
Nearly 200 participants from more than 50 [...]
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is organizing a stakeholders’ conference on ecological and sustainable publishing practices in New Delhi on 14 March 2009. The event titled Pathways to Green Publishing: industry perspectives on the economics of ecological publishing will attempt to bring together all the stakeholders involved in the process of publishing – [...]
Source: Sanjukta Sharma (Mint)
The oldest outlet of the Majestic Book Depot – as old as the Quit India Movement – hasn’t changed much with the passage of time. Since July 1942, this little bookstore in Girgaum Naka, a bustling traditional precinct in south Mumbai, has catered to the city’s Marathi bibliophiles. It began life as a [...]
Source: newkerala.com
Nishad Deshmukh of Nashik has been selected as the Indian finalist for Indian Young Publishing Entrepreneur 2009 Award of British Council, United Kindom.
The award is part of British Council’s worldwide work in promoting the creative industries, of which publishing is an integral part. The award has an association with Oxford Bookstores, a release here [...]