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Ruchir Sharma’s BREAKOUT NATIONS BREAKS RECORDS!

May 2012

Debuts as No 1 in Nielsen Bookscan in India
Penguin Books India is delighted to announce that Ruchir Sharma’s Breakout Nations has debuted straight at No 1 position on all bestseller lists across the country (including the very popular Neilsen Bookscan).
Breakout Nations was released on April 23rd and is already in its 2^nd reprint. The book through fantastic reviews and word of mouth is getting a great response from people across country. More

Penguin India acquires Rights for Rahul Bhattacharya’s Books

May 2012

We are delighted to present The Sly Company of People who Care and Pundits from Pakistan in a brand new look.
Since it was first published, The Sly Company of People Who Care, Rahul Bhattacharya's first work of fiction, has won the Hindu Literary Prize for Best Fiction 2011, it was shortlisted  for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2011, and has just been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize 2012.
 
Pundits from Pakistan, an all-time cricket classic in a stunning new edition will be available with a new preface by the author, and new interesting photographs. Also, winner of the Crossword Award for Popular Books 2005. More

Spring Fever 2012

Mar 2012

Penguin India turns 25!

Jan 2012

New Delhi, 18^th January 2012:2012 is a very special year for Penguin India—for this is the year that everyone’s favourite publisher turns 25!
Penguin India will celebrate its 25th year with a series of exciting events, activities and initiatives throughout the year and a unique Penguin 25^th Year Logo. The theme behind all of these is a celebration of the joy of reading. More

The Wandering Falcon by Jamil Ahmad wins The Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2011!

Nov 2011

Penguin Books India is proud to announce that on Novemeber 27, 2011 The Wandering Falcon by 78 year old debut author Jamil Ahmad won the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for 2011.The Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize was instituted 3 years ago and carries a cash award of Rs.1 Lakh.As the name suggests, it is awarded to a debut novelist.This year’s prize was judged by jury consisting of graphic novelist and illustrator Sarnath Banerjee, renowned writer and blogger Jai Arjun Singh and novelist Palash Krishna Mehrotra. More

Presenting The TCS Story...and Beyond by S. Ramadorai

Sep 2011

‘Ram is a key member of the close knit team which has made TCS into an end-to-end global IT services company; this is a narration of the company’s transformational journey which deserves to be widely read’—Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons More

Penguin Books India dominates Vodafone Crossword Awards 2011!

Sep 2011

Penguin Books India is delighted to announce that Jimmy the Terrorist by Omair Ahmad is the joint winner for Best Work in English Fiction, Litanies of the Dutch Batteries by N.S. Madhavan (translated by Rajesh Rajmohan) is the winner in the Indian Language Fiction Translation category and Faces in the Water by Ranjit Lal is the winner in the Children’s category of the Vodafone Crossword Award 2011. More

Over 150000 Copies of Subroto Bagchis The Professional sold!

Sep 2011

With cumulative sales of his books clocking well over 150,000 copies, Subroto Bagchi has clearly earned the distinction of being named India's best-selling business author.
His publishers Penguin Books India celebrates this achievement and looks forward to the continued success of Subroto's books. More

Penguin Books India launches The Penguin Mobile App

Aug 2011

Now you don’t have to walk into a bookstore to browse through the new arrivals section— all the latest from the world of Penguin is now available at one click on your mobile phone screen! More

Amitav Ghosh's 'River of Smoke' is the No.1 Bestseller!

Jun 2011

Penguin Books India is delighted to announce that River of Smoke,the magnificent new novel by Amitav Ghosh,the second book in the masterful Ibis Trilogy, has topped the fiction bestseller charts in India immediately on publication. More