March of the Independents Publishers’ Session

The Jaipur Literature Festival has emerged as an informal space for publishers, agents and others connected with the book industry to meet on a common platform and discuss their experiences and issues that concern them. For this year’s publishing session, we seek a focus on the rise of independent publishers alongside the expansion of multinational publishing interest and the paradoxes of their coexistence. The session, moderated by Urvashi Butalia and Renuka Chatterjee, is informally structured to maximise industry participation.

Publishers present shall include :

Alok Bhalla, Sahitya Akademi
Arun Maheshwari, Vani Prakashan
Atiya Zaidi,  Ratnasagar
Chiki Sarkar, Editor-in-chief, Random House
David Godwin, Literary Agent
Dipa Chaudhury, Editor-in-chief, Niyogi Books
Giriraj Kiradoo, Pratilipi
Gita Wolf, Tara Publishers
Krishen Chopra, Harper Collins – krishen.chopra
Marc Parent, Buchet Chastel
Mike Bryan , CEO, Penguin India
Mita Kapur,  CEO, Siyahi
Nandita Aggarwal, Hachette
Neeta Gupta, Yatra Books
Nuzhat Hassan, NBT
Paul Kumar, Westland Lmt. 
Prita Maitra , Westland Ltd
Priya Kapoor, Publishing Director, Roli Books
Rakesh Khanna, BLAFT Publishers
Ravi Singh, Penguin
Shivmeet Deol, Hachette
Shruti Debi, Picador
Vaiju Naravane, Albin Michel
V K Karthika, Publisher Harper Collins, India

And many others….