Penguin Random House India, earlier known as Penguin India is a subsidiary of the global publishing house, Penguin Random House. Westland prints in English and almost all major Indian regional languages.
Based in Delhi, the company’s popular titles include ‘ The Immortals of Meluha’ by Amish Tripathi, the first book of the ‘Shiva Trilogy’ and the fastest selling book series in the history of Indian publishing. Westland accepts submissions only through literary agents. Westland is one of the largest English language trade publishers in India.īestselling authors of the company include Amish Tripathi, Ashok Banker, Rujuta Diwekar and Harsha Bhogle. It has a long history of publication and distribution but it has shifted its focus to publishing in the last 9 years. Amazonacquired it in 2016 enabling Westland to grow their physical and digital book business. Then it was a subsidiary of Trent which is the retail arm of the Tata group, a global enterprise headquartered in India. EastWest Books, established in 1996, was a successor company to the south India operations of Affiliated East West Press Private Limited, New Delhi, established in 1962. Westland Publications Westland started as an amalgamation of two companies, EastWest Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd. Some of its famous authors are Robin Sharma, Deepak Chopra, Khushwant Singh, Brian Tracy and John Maxwell. One of Jaico’s well known titles is ‘The Monk who Sold His Ferrari’ by Robin Sharma.Ģ. Jaico has a translation division that translates English into nine Indian languages. It also publishes travel, current affairs, biography and popular science books. Headquartered in Mumbai, Jaico is known for its self-help, religion and philosophy, mind/body/spirit and business titles. He saw a demand for affordable books and initiated Jaico’s publishing program. Founded by Jaman Shah, it was initially a book distribution company. Jaico Publishing HouseĮstablished in 1946, Jaico was India’s first publisher of paperback books in the English language. Let us help you by listing 21 top Indian book publishers.