Penguin Books

Rediff.com » News » Penguin Books

News for Penguin Books

News
Business
Movies
Sports

Lawyer seeks ban on Arundhati Roy's book for showing her with cigarette

The Kerala high court was on Thursday told that Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy's book -- Mother Mary Come to Me -- has a disclaimer against smoking on the back of its cover. IMAGE: Kindly note......

When Nitish Kumar Took On Bihar Dons

Nitish thought that his stakes as chief minister were far greater than his stakes in protecting one of his party MLAs. He could not allow his rule-of-law train to be derailed by a small rock on the......

Jolt to Trump as US court rejects defamation case against NYT

A federal judge has dismissed US President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, sharply criticising it as overly long, unfocused, and failing to meet basic legal standards,......

'The Only Writer In India All Fascist Governments Listen To'

This was a soaring evening that sent hearts aflutter and for a few brief moments we tasted the breath of pure freedom that has been missing in this country for the past several years. IMAGE:......

When Indian Soldiers Went Through Hell

Can Imperial Japan be forgiven for what it did to Indian soldiers it was supposed to protect as PoWs? IMAGE: Blindfolded Sikh prisoners of war await execution by Japanese troops, target marks......

For Penguin it's a big shift!

Question: what's black and white, lives in an orange egg and has recently started talking in Hindi and other Indian languages, after years of being an English-speaking bird?Answer: Penguin.Okay,......

Penguin India in digital mode

Penguin is getting ready to launch digital content business in India. With 500 digital titles and counting, John Makinson, CEO of Penguin, is convinced that the publishing house will have a good......

Bibek Debroy: A Guru I Could Look To

Bibek Debroy was one of the very few economists not bound by any single area of expertise and was simultaneously curious about economics and politics, myths and maths, chess and chemistry, and what......

The top 10 business bestsellers

Check out the top 10 business bestsellers. WHATEVER YOU THINK THINK THE OPPOSITEAuthor: Paul ArdenPublisher: Penguin BooksPrice: Rs 462.56ISBN: 0141025719 A BIAS FOR ACTION: HOW EFFECTIVE MANAGERS......

Ratan Tata's Biggest Contribution To Management Theory

'It is notable how humble he was and didn't want anything different just because he was a Tata.' IMAGE: Ratan Tata, then chairman of the Tata Group, at the Tata Steel annual general meeting in......

Rakesh Maria reveals how don Karim Lala helped Helen

Long before she became one of Bollywood's most iconic dancers, actor Helen faced a personal crisis when her ex-husband, filmmaker PN Arora, threw her out of her own home, eventually forcing her to......

Guess The Price Of Mogambo's Costume?

'Amrishji had a fascination for the colour red and wanted it in every movie costume of his.' IMAGE: Amrish Puri as Mogambo in Mr India. Madhav Agasti has designed outfits for about 400 movies in......

'Hinduism is much bigger than a book'

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Following a court-backed settlement with a Delhi-based Hindutva group, publisher Penguin Books India has withdrawn American author......

Be A Part of Nayanthara's Life

Superheroes, snowmen, freedom fighters, Sukanya Verma lists everything the OTT channels have to offer this week. Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy TaleWhere to watch: NetflixLanguage: English......

Are you looking forward to Rajnikanth's biography?

This could be the mother of all biographies!Penguin Books India informs that the publishing house is preparing to release Tamil superstar Rajnikanth's first definitive biography this year.Written......

A cricket book that tells stories beyond 22 yards...

Image used for representational purposes only. Photograph: BCCI A policeman's casual remarks that 'girls don't play cricket' fired up a young Rachael Heyhoe to pursue the sport as a profession.......

Penguin to produce Ali Bacher's biography

Dr Ali Bacher has joined forces with Penguin Books South Africa and Standard Bank on a project to produce his long-awaited authorised biography.Theformer executive director of the ICC Cricket World......

Anand to bring out chess books

Penguin Books India will publish two books on chess, written by World Rapid Chess champion Vishwanathan Anand.The books, tentatively titled 'An Autobiography' and 'How to play Chess', are scheduled......

'Ashwin's body was used like a dart board by Hazlewood and Cummins'

As Ravichandran Ashwin achieved the milestone 100th Test in Mohali, everyone had their lists of his best bowling feats. But Ashwin's finest cricketing moment was probably when he and Hanuma Vihari......