Introduction In the last five years, India has become the 3rd largest podcast market in the world. According to a report in Statista, the revenue in the Music, Radio & Podcasts market in India is projected to reach US$1,740.00m or 140 billion INR in 2023. One of the most important aspects of running a company… Continue reading 10 Indian Companies Who Are Investing In Podcasts
THE GOLD COIN LAXMANRAO SARDESSAI Fifty Years Ago Before leaving home, Narain Rao stepped into the deva kood, knelt before an image of the goddess Shantadurga, and began to pray. Lakshmibai, his wife, joined him in his devotions and implored with pious fervour: ‘Shantadurga Devi! At least this time allow us to… Continue reading From Gold Coins To Palm Trees: An Extract from The Greatest Goan Stories Ever Told
Suno now, listen to me: I thought about Papa when it happened. About his ballooned rosy cheeks, his thick square moustache. About his commanding voice from the head of the dinner table, silencing every other sound in the room. It’s strange, but you must believe me: the mind works in un-fucking-controllable ways. You can’t plan… Continue reading Death Is So Random, Yaar: An Excerpt from Karan Madhok’s A Beautiful Decay
Varun walked through the grove behind the bungalow. He’d spent the past week counting the trees on the property and only recognized three. At the end of the driveway was the massive banyan, hundreds of roots dangling from its branches and weaving into one another to form delicate curtains he could brush aside. By the… Continue reading Beyond The Garden Wall: An Excerpt from Bikram Sharma’s The Colony of Shadows
‘Rajni, look,’ I told my best friend in a low, desperate whisper, ‘I know this seems crazy to you, and I’m grateful to you for looking out for me, but I love him. And I know that Bombay will make him realize that he feels the same way about me.’ She looked at me… Continue reading Birdy, Bauji and Bombay: An Excerpt from Riva Razdan’s The Naani Diaries
I was in the Hardcore Security uniform, in charge of opening and closing a door. It was a door made of glass. Transparent. But somehow, I could not peer inside. This was not out of an issue of darkness or light, of curtains or shutters, or even a momentary vanishing of my sight. There was… Continue reading A Migrant Worker’s Mayhem in Mumbai: An Excerpt from Tanuj Solanki’s Manjhi’s Mayhem
It was around a decade ago when I attended a discussion on ‘our’ existence and those of women somewhere in Shahpur Jat, in a bare room that perhaps provoked us to strip the facades of society to its barest. We all sat cross-legged on durries, the good old way, not compelling a woman to ‘sit… Continue reading Of Gender-Neutral Aasnas and Gendered Appearances: An Excerpt from Sharif D Rangnekar’s Queersapien
Introduction It’s a cliche to say that poetry is the food of the soul, but it’s not a cliche to say that poetry is a form of truth. We dig deeper into ourselves and what we want to express and that becomes easier through a lyric. Often, the subjects that most poets find when… Continue reading 4 Poetry Collections Which Explore Ancestry
BookTok to Book Publishing: Another Content Giant Enters The Industry Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in INTRODUCTION Immensely popular video-sharing giant Tiktok’s parent company, ByteDance, is launching a new publishing arm called 8th Note Press, which aims to focus on self-published authors. After Tiktok generated massive popularity and sales results for books, the parent company decided to monetize… Continue reading BookTok to Book Publishing: Another Content Giant Enters The Industry
Introduction When it comes to preparing your book for publication, copyediting is a vital step that should not be overlooked. Copyediting focuses on the technical aspects of your manuscript, ensuring clarity, consistency, and correctness in language usage. Read on to understand the five compelling reasons why copyediting is integral for getting your book published.… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why Copyediting is Integral for Getting Your Book Published
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