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'We alert people in India to be careful about such books'

A group of Indian-American businessmen initiated the action against Wendy Doniger's controversial book which Penguin India agreed to pulp recently. Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais finds out more. The......

Penguin to destroy Doniger's controversial book on Hindus

Penguin Books India has decided to withdraw copies of United States Indologist Wendy Doniger's book "The Hindus: An Alternative History" following a court-backed settlement with a Delhi-based......

3 Indians honoured for work in children's literature

Three Indians -- an author, illustrator and translator -- have been honoured with diplomas by an international board on books for their work in the area of children's literature.The three -- Ranjit......

Had consensual ties with colleague: Davidar

Breaking his silence, India-born David Davidar, the former CEO of Penguin International, on Monday claimed that he had a "consensual, flirtatious relationship" with his ex-colleague Lisa Rundle,......

Advance booking: What to read in 2008

Some 'big books' to look forward to in 2008...FictionThe acquisition of Amitav Ghosh's forthcoming Ibis trilogy by Penguin India made big news in literary circles earlier in the year and the first......

Big bucks? Authors too are getting them

Authors have finally started making news in India, with the size of their book advances and not just their books themselves. Ramachandra Guha had publishers vying to offer him upwards of a crore of......

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: 0141025719A BIAS FOR ACTION: HOW EFFECTIVE MANAGERS......

Publishers betting big on business books

The trailblazing India Inc. has found an admirer in book publishing companies. Some of them think that stories on Ratan Tata and Nandan Nilekani, for example, will offer greater value to Indian......

10 business bestsellers

Check out which are the business books flying off the shelves these days in India.1. The World Is FlatAuthor: Thomas L FriedmanPublisher: Penguin BooksPrice: Rs 495ISBN: 0141022728 Buy this book......

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,......

Rahman's biography out on June 10

Penguin India today said it will publish a biography on music composer AR Rahman titled A R Rahman: The Musical Storm on June 10. This is the first authorised biography of Rahman to have been......

The Lady Who Writes Magical Songs

'We, the audience, listen to stories that have nothing to do with us and we cry, just from the truth of those stories.''And Anvita is one of those people who makes this happen.'A fascinating......

'Would be criminal if I stopped Saira from acting'

'On the first day of shooting, after our first shot together as co-stars was canned, a dream Saira had cherished for years, Rajinder Krishan, the poet who was watching the way Saira was following......

'This boy is as tough as nails'

'Ayaan looked up at me, his eyes wide and confused. He saw my moist eyes and knew something was wrong. I held him hard against my chest. My worst fears had been confirmed. And just like that... my......

The Big Fight: How Salim-Javed changed Hindi cinema

'Action was no longer a resolution mechanism, a punishment meted out to the villain at the climax. The fight now came right in the initial scenes and was often used to set up the hero's character.......

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......

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Penguin to give Sudha Murty's books to public libraries

Penguin to give Sudha Murty's books to public libraries ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/penguin-to-give-sudha-murtys-books-to-public-libraries/articleshow/70722986.cms

Penguin announces book on Indian cinema legend

'Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar': Penguin announces book on Indian cinema legend ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/sridevi-girl-woman-superstar-penguin-announces-book-on-indian-cinema-legend/articleshow/70655214.cms

The courage of Captain Haneef, Vir Chakra, martyr at 25

'Captain Haneef-ud-din, pulling his sinewy body forward, crawled, rifle in hand, in the snow on 6 June 1999. He died on this craggy mountainside... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/special/the-courage-of-capt-haneef-vir-chakra-martyr-at-25/20190723.htm

Why Mallya sold Berger Paints to a 'shopkeeper'

Mallya understood, astutely, that the Dhingras were very keen to acquire Berger Paints.He upped his asking price.The figure Vijay asked for was... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/special/why-mallya-sold-berger-paints-to-a-shopkeeper/20190718.htm

'Fate had a way of pulling them together'

Rahul couldn't stop thinking about her. Did he have the courage to approach Her?Read this excerpt from The Secrets We Keep by Sudeep Nagarkar...... ...

http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/books-relationships-fate-had-a-way-of-pulling-them-together/20190716.htm

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News for Penguin Books India

'We alert people in India to be careful about such books'

Penguin to destroy Doniger's controversial book on Hindus

3 Indians honoured for work in children's literature

Had consensual ties with colleague: Davidar

Advance booking: What to read in 2008

Big bucks? Authors too are getting them

The top 10 business bestsellers

Publishers betting big on business books

10 business bestsellers

For Penguin it's a big shift!

Rahman's biography out on June 10

The Lady Who Writes Magical Songs

'Would be criminal if I stopped Saira from acting'

'This boy is as tough as nails'

The Big Fight: How Salim-Javed changed Hindi cinema

Anand to bring out chess books

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