Category: South Asia
Briefing: Police Request for Pre-Approval of Books at Bangladesh Ekushey Boi Mela
I’m sure the newly-seated IPA President, Gvantsa Jobava, will be addressing this development, that impacts more than 170 million people in this wonderful South Asian country.
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India’s Kolkata International Book Fair: A Publishing Professional’s Guide
TNPS regulars will know how enchanted I am by India’s vibrant book fairs and festivals, and none more so than Kolkata.
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Publishing Advisory: PublisHer at the New Delhi World Book Fair
India is the most exciting publishing prospect on the planet.
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India – Germany will be the focus country at the 48th International Kolkata Book Fair
Kolkata is the biggest public-facing industry event in India, typically attracting footfall of over two million.
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India – Assam Book Fair Clocks 500,000 Visitors, $842,000 Sales
We are at the height of the South Asia book fair season, and India is wall-to-wall literary events as usual.
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9th Adab Festival Pakistan: Celebrating Literature and Cultural Dialogue
As so often across South Asia, some people seem unable to understand that books can be read and listened to digitally and that ink and paper is just a vehicle, and does not have any magical qualities in its own right.
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India’s Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi Honoured with the 2024 Asom Prakashan Parishad Literary Award
Thongchi’s recognition by the Asom Prakashan Parishad highlights the rich tapestry of Indian literature and underscores the importance of regional literary contributions on the global stage.
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India – 27th Kochi International Book Festival underway. 8th Kochi Literature Festival set for 4th-8th. 100,000 visitors expected
India remains, for TNPS, the most exciting publishing prospect on the planet.
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India’s Amdavad Book Fair morphs into the Ahmedabad International Book Festival
The choice of name, styling itself as a book festival rather than an international book fair suggests a pragmatic approach towards the event’s future, with focus on readers over rights and the industry’s needs.
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All India Gandhi Library project digitises 12,000 historical documents and recordings
In a country of 800 million internet users, getting historical documents digitised and online is essential not just for posterity by preserving valuable historical texts, but for the future of the country.
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India – Tamil children’s books to be translated to other Indian languages
India is at just 52% internet penetration, meaning around 630 million Indians have not yet begun using the internet. But that’s to miss the exciting point that anywhere between 750 million to 800 million Indians are already online.
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India – “An eye-opening and stimulating start to the year.”
Congratulations to the CIBF organisers on keeping the online presence up to date throughout each day, for the benefit of those unlucky enough not to be there in person.
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