词条 | Aleph Book Company |
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| name = Aleph Book Company | image = | parent = | status = | founded = May 2011 | founder = | successor = | country = | headquarters = New Delhi, India | distribution = South Asia | keypeople = {{ublist|David Davidar|R. K.Mehra|Kapish Mehra}} | publications = Books | topics = | genre = | imprints = | revenue = | numemployees = | url = {{URL|http://www.alephbookcompany.com|alephbookcompany.com}} }} Aleph Book Company is an Indian publishing company. It was founded in May 2011 by David Davidar, a novelist, publisher and former CEO of Penguin India, in association with R. K. Mehra and Kapish Mehra of Rupa Publications and Ravi Singh. The headquarters of the company is situated in New Delhi. GenesisOn his return to India from Canada where he served as the president of Penguin Canada, David Davidar partnered Rupa Publications to found Aleph Book Company in May 2011.[1] The key people at the time of inception were R. K. Mehra and Kapish Mehra of Rupa Publications and Ravi Singh, a former chief editor of Penguin India,[2] besides Davidar.[3] The headquarters of the company is at New Delhi and the logo was designed by Rymn Massand, an inspiration from Aleph, the first letter of many of the semitic abjads.[4] Ravi Singh, subsequently, left the company in 2016, allegedly due to differences with others on the ban of Wendy Doniger's book, On Hinduism.[5] Business profileThe company publishes both fiction and non-fiction and the has an author profile ranging from lesser known writers to established ones such as Romila Thapar, Adil Jussawalla, Shashi Tharoor, Khushwant Singh, Cyrus Mistry, Ruskin Bond, Wendy Doniger and Vikram Seth, among others.[6] With a focus on Indian and other South Asian countries, the company publishes books in various genres including fiction, history, biography, autobiography, current events, reportage, travel, popular science, art, music, nature studies, the environment, business, translations, philosophy, sociology, psychology and popular culture.[7] Some of its publications have received various literary awards such as DSC Prize for South Asian Literature,[8] Sahitya Akademi Award[9] and Ramnath Goenka Award.[10] It regularly publishes it catalog under the title, The Book of Aleph.[11] Selected publications
References1. ^{{Cite news |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2011/05/ex-penguin-canada-president-david-davidar-launches-aleph-book-co-in-india/ |title=Ex-Penguin Canada President David Davidar Launches Aleph Book Co. in India |date=2011-05-16 |work=Publishing Perspectives |access-date=2018-01-23 |language=en-US}} 2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.publishingnext.in/ravi-singh/ |title=Speaker’s Profile : Ravi Singh |date=2018-01-23 |website=Publishing Next |language=en-US |access-date=2018-01-23}} 3. ^{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/modi-effect-one-publisher-quits-other-spikes/ |title=Modi effect: One publisher quits, other spikes |date=2014-04-16 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=2018-01-23 |language=en-US}} 4. ^{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/David-Davidar-Rupa-launch-Aleph/articleshow/8362973.cms |title=David Davidar, Rupa launch Aleph |date=16 May 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2018-01-23}} 5. ^{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/modi-effect-one-publisher-quits-other-spikes/ |title=Modi effect: One publisher quits, other spikes |date=2014-04-16 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=2018-01-23 |language=en-US}} 6. ^{{Cite web |url=https://issuu.com/alephbookcompany |title=Aleph Book Company on ISSUU |date=2018-01-23 |website=issuu |language=en |access-date=2018-01-23}} 7. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.alephbookcompany.com/about/ |title=About |date=2015-08-29 |website=Aleph Book Company |language=en-US |access-date=2018-01-23}} 8. ^{{Cite web |url=http://dscprize.com/2017/08/10/longlist-announced-dsc-prize-south-asian-literature-2017/ |title=Longlist Announced For The DSC Prize For South Asian Literature 2017 |date=2017-08-10 |website=The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature |language=en-US |access-date=2018-01-23}} 9. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mamang-dai-ramesh-kuntal-win-sahitya-akademi-award-117122100719_1.html |title=Mamang Dai, Ramesh Kuntal win Sahitya Akademi award |date=21 December 2017 |work=Business Standard}} 10. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/dec/20/ramnath-goenka-awards-ravish-kumar-and-ellen-barry-among-26-journalists-honoured-for-outstanding-co-1732779.html |title=Ramnath Goenka Awards: Ravish Kumar and Ellen Barry among 26 journalists honoured for outstanding contributions in 2016 |date=20 December 2017 |work=The New Indian Express}} 11. ^{{Cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bookworm/bookworm-s-trail/three-publishing-veterans-push-english-fiction-in-india_2269.htm |title=Three publishing veterans push English fiction in India |date=2012-04-12 |work=Zee News |access-date=2018-01-23 |language=en}} External links
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