Publishing
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I called my recipe book Sabzi – vegetables. But the name was trademarked. And my legal ordeal began
The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial gra…
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Kopalapillai Mahadeva obituary
My father, Kopalapillai Mahadeva, who has died aged 89, was a scholar of production engineering and management…
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New project seeks to bring south Asian literature to western readers
Founded by two translators – one American, one British – the Salt initiative will provide mentorships, funding…
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What does this year’s double Booker win mean for south Asian literature?
With Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka and India’s Geetanjali Shree taking home two of publishing’s biggest priz…
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Hong Kong publishers excluded from book fair over politically sensitive material
At least three booksellers say they were banned from the annual jamboree as the city embarks on ‘new form of c…
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Indian authors speak out over plan to reissue Narendra Modi exam book
Pankaj Mishra and Arundhati Roy attack Penguin Random House India for putting out book by a prime minister the…
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Bloomsbury India pulls Delhi riots book after anti-Muslim controversy
Delhi Riots 2020 claims violence was result of Muslim jihadist conspiracy but critics accuse publisher of cens…