June 2011

Category: Non-fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House India Publisher (Hindi): Penguin Random House India Publisher (Tamil): New Horizon Media Rights: Indian Language Rights Available (excluding Hindi, Tamil) This book turns to the Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata, in order to answer the question, ‘Why be good?’ and it discovers that the epic’s world of moral haziness and …

The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma by Gurcharan Das Read More »

Category: Mythology Publisher (English): Westland Books Publisher (Gujarati): RR Sheth & Co. Publisher (Hindi): Prabhat Prakashan Publisher (Malayalam): Westland Books (forthcoming) Publisher (Tamil): Westland Books Rights: Translation rights available for Indian and International languages excluding Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil Hindu Calendar Art may be gaudy and kitsch, but it is the most modern and democratic …

7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art Devdutt Pattanaik Read More »

Category: Mythology Publisher: Jaico Publishing House Rights: Translation rights available for Indian and International languages excluding Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi and Telugu) In the game of cricket, having scored 99 runs, when a batsman stands poised on the threshold of that much coveted century, he experiences the moment that is best associated with Ganesha. Fear and uncertainty …

99 Thoughts on Ganesha by Devdutt Pattanaik Read More »

Category: Mythology Publisher (English): Puffin Books Publisher (Hindi): Rajpal and Sons Rights: Translation rights available for Indian and International languages excluding Hindi Horses gallop across the sky. Serpents hoard gems in their subterranean realms. Turtles remember the goodness of old kings. Crows narrate epic poems. Dogs walk right up to the gates of paradise. Monkeys …

Pashu: Animals in Hindu Mythology by Devdutt Pattanaik Read More »

Category: Non-fiction Publisher: Mapin Publishers Pvt. Ltd. Rights: World rights available (excluding Indian subcontinent) The book explores the rich but little-known world of Punjab folk instruments. With case studies tracing the birth, development and current status of over seventy instruments from Punjab, the book is for lovers of folk traditions and those interested in world …

Folk Music and Musical Instruments of Punjab by Alka Pande Read More »

Category: Children Publisher (Singapore): Epigram Publisher (Indian subcontinent): Hachette India Amos, in his last year in primary school, resolves to be voted as the most popular boy in school. But running against him is Michael, his arch enemy. In the fight for votes, Amos learns to tweet, but what he isn’t prepared for is the …

The Diary of Amos Lee: I’m Twelve, I’m Tough, I Tweet! by Adeline Foo Read More »

Category: Children Publisher (Singapore): Epigram Publisher (Indian subcontinent): Hachette India The story of Amos continues. He is still writing his diary in the toilet, but he has found a way to hide it from Mum’s prying eyes. Amos joins the school’s swim team and learns about hunger, not the sort to make you want to …

The Diary of Amos Lee: Girls, Guts & Glory! by Adeline Foo Read More »

Category: Fiction Publisher (English): Picador India Rights: Indian Language Rights Available A young man returns home to Delhi after several years abroad and finds that everything around him has changed, except for the people, who are the same, only maybe slightly worse. He meets Aakash who introduces him to the squalid underside of this sprawling …

The Temple-Goers by Aatish Taseer Read More »

  Category: Non-fiction Publisher (English): Canongate Books Publisher (Malayalam translation): DC Books Publisher (Marathi translation): Mouj Prakashan Rights: Indian Language Rights Available (excluding Malayalam and Marathi) As a child, all Aatish Taseer ever had of his father was his photograph in a browning silver frame. Raised by his Sikh mother in Delhi, his Pakistani father …

Stranger to History: A Son’s Journey Through Islamic Lands by Aatish Taseer Read More »