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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 »
Alka Hingorani’s interests in Indian art lie geographically in the lower Himalayas (Himachal Pradesh, in particular), and thematically in issues of aesthetics and identity. She is currently teaching in the Department of History of Art at the University of California, Berkeley. An architect by training, she also holds advanced degrees in City Planning and Photography, …
We, at Siyahi greatly enjoy being swept away by words. That’s why we love assisting writers in practising this art form that can move human beings and touch souls. After several years of supporting her writer friends with her honest feedback, CEO Mita Kapur founded Siyahi in the April of 2007 …