Vitasta’s new book, Multi-Agency Response To Violence Against Women, has a provocative subtitle, ‘Feminist Social Work with the Police system’. What does it exactly mean? How is it different from Social Work otherwise? On the occasion of March 8, I would like to explain what it signifies. Patriarchy is a social malaise that breeds inequality of […]

AS THE year comes to an end, a troubling thought has been: Is the Indian publishing industry going Through a flat phase? Two years ago, Academic books market share was 40%, Children’s books was 30%, Trade publishing was 30%. Today, the K 12 market share is 71%, Higher Education share is 22% and only 7% […]

IT WAS especially important for India to be present at the Frankfurt Book Fair this year, to redeem her image as one of the world’s greatest tolerant democracies. India-born Salman Rushdie, in his inaugural address said, publishing was the ’embodiment’ and ‘guardian of freedom of speech’. He added, ‘If you believe in a single vision […]