Westland Books
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Indian publisher of bestselling books, for readers of every stripe. For submissions: wleditors@pratilipi.com
Listen to @gautambhatia88.bsky.social talk to @jbhattacharjirose.bsky.social about Between Worlds and the realm of Indian SFF.
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Between Worlds: Gautam Bhatia Talks Evolution & Future of Indian Sci-Fi Fantasy
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November 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Listen to @gautambhatia88.bsky.social talk to @jbhattacharjirose.bsky.social about Between Worlds and the realm of Indian SFF.
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THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAR won a British Fantasy Award, a Subjective Chaos Kind of Award, and was nominated for the Locus Awards. It's also available in South Asia (with a slightly differently spelled title) as a paperback from @westlandbooks.bsky.social:
ICYMI; THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAAR, my British Fantasy & Subjective Chaos Kind of Award-winning novella about a 'boy from nowhere' coming of age in 90s/00s Calcutta, in a family that may be refugees from another reality, in a house that may be a dragons' nest, is now available in S. Asia.
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAR won a British Fantasy Award, a Subjective Chaos Kind of Award, and was nominated for the Locus Awards. It's also available in South Asia (with a slightly differently spelled title) as a paperback from @westlandbooks.bsky.social:
Join us for the Delhi release of Kalpana Karunakaran's A Woman of No Consequence at Jawahar Bhawan on 21 Nov.
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Join us for the Delhi release of Kalpana Karunakaran's A Woman of No Consequence at Jawahar Bhawan on 21 Nov.
Unmechanical (ed. by Shamya Dasgupta) brings together diverse voices talking about the world and craft of Ritwik Ghatak.
Now in bookstores and online
#Ghatakat100
Now in bookstores and online
#Ghatakat100
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Unmechanical (ed. by Shamya Dasgupta) brings together diverse voices talking about the world and craft of Ritwik Ghatak.
Now in bookstores and online
#Ghatakat100
Now in bookstores and online
#Ghatakat100
If you are in #Chennai, we have the perfect plan for your Sunday afternoon on 16 Nov!
Join us for a dramatised reading of Krupa Ge's Burns Boy.
Join us for a dramatised reading of Krupa Ge's Burns Boy.
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
If you are in #Chennai, we have the perfect plan for your Sunday afternoon on 16 Nov!
Join us for a dramatised reading of Krupa Ge's Burns Boy.
Join us for a dramatised reading of Krupa Ge's Burns Boy.
We are all over the moon as Zara Chowdhary's The Lucky Ones wins the First Book Non-Fiction Award at the Mumbai Lit Live!
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We are all over the moon as Zara Chowdhary's The Lucky Ones wins the First Book Non-Fiction Award at the Mumbai Lit Live!
We had a lovely time at the launch of Kalpana Karunakaran's A Woman of No Consequence in #Chennai.
Here are some snippets from the evening!
Here are some snippets from the evening!
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
We had a lovely time at the launch of Kalpana Karunakaran's A Woman of No Consequence in #Chennai.
Here are some snippets from the evening!
Here are some snippets from the evening!
On #Ghatakat100 centenary day, we are revisiting this quote from the essay by stalwart Nabarun Bhattacharya.
Read the full essay in Shamya Dasgupta edited Unmechanical.
Now in bookstores and online.
Read the full essay in Shamya Dasgupta edited Unmechanical.
Now in bookstores and online.
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
On #Ghatakat100 centenary day, we are revisiting this quote from the essay by stalwart Nabarun Bhattacharya.
Read the full essay in Shamya Dasgupta edited Unmechanical.
Now in bookstores and online.
Read the full essay in Shamya Dasgupta edited Unmechanical.
Now in bookstores and online.
What makes Ghatak's work tick in today's world?
The editor of Unmechanical, Shamya Dasgupta breaks it down in Times of India
Read more about Ghatak and his life in Unmechanical. Now in bookstores.
The editor of Unmechanical, Shamya Dasgupta breaks it down in Times of India
Read more about Ghatak and his life in Unmechanical. Now in bookstores.
November 4, 2025 at 7:39 AM
What makes Ghatak's work tick in today's world?
The editor of Unmechanical, Shamya Dasgupta breaks it down in Times of India
Read more about Ghatak and his life in Unmechanical. Now in bookstores.
The editor of Unmechanical, Shamya Dasgupta breaks it down in Times of India
Read more about Ghatak and his life in Unmechanical. Now in bookstores.
'Ritwik continues to be relevant today "because he obsessed about the human search for identity, home and nation,"'
It's Ritwik Ghatak's birth anniversary today and we are celebrating it all day!
Get your Ghatak stories from Shamya Dasgupta's Unmechanical.
www.hindustantimes.com/entertainmen...
It's Ritwik Ghatak's birth anniversary today and we are celebrating it all day!
Get your Ghatak stories from Shamya Dasgupta's Unmechanical.
www.hindustantimes.com/entertainmen...
In a world defined by fault lines, the enduring relevance of Ritwik Ghatak
Ritwik’s were gritty, dark, real films, about real people and their real stories. Yet, even when there was a tragic climax, his films ended with a chime of hope
www.hindustantimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:29 AM
'Ritwik continues to be relevant today "because he obsessed about the human search for identity, home and nation,"'
It's Ritwik Ghatak's birth anniversary today and we are celebrating it all day!
Get your Ghatak stories from Shamya Dasgupta's Unmechanical.
www.hindustantimes.com/entertainmen...
It's Ritwik Ghatak's birth anniversary today and we are celebrating it all day!
Get your Ghatak stories from Shamya Dasgupta's Unmechanical.
www.hindustantimes.com/entertainmen...
Nothing spells a good weekend than reading a good book about a director who changed the way the world views Indian Cinema.
Unmechanical (ed. by Shamya Dasgupta) is in bookstores and online. Get your copy today!
Unmechanical (ed. by Shamya Dasgupta) is in bookstores and online. Get your copy today!
October 31, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Nothing spells a good weekend than reading a good book about a director who changed the way the world views Indian Cinema.
Unmechanical (ed. by Shamya Dasgupta) is in bookstores and online. Get your copy today!
Unmechanical (ed. by Shamya Dasgupta) is in bookstores and online. Get your copy today!
'But things change soon after. He ‘sells’ a story, and he thinks up another one. The first will be a superhit film. The second will be a non-starter.'
Read this extract in the @scroll.in from Unmechanical: Ritwik Ghatak in 50 fragments
Now in bookstores.
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Read this extract in the @scroll.in from Unmechanical: Ritwik Ghatak in 50 fragments
Now in bookstores.
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Book excerpt: Ritwik Ghatak’s journey in Hindi cinema and the path he chose not to walk
He described Mumbai, where he wrote ‘Madhumati’ and ‘Musafir’, as ‘rotten’ and ‘crude’ and ‘materialistic’ and ‘completely unsuited to any creative work’.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM
'But things change soon after. He ‘sells’ a story, and he thinks up another one. The first will be a superhit film. The second will be a non-starter.'
Read this extract in the @scroll.in from Unmechanical: Ritwik Ghatak in 50 fragments
Now in bookstores.
scroll.in/reel/1088118...
Read this extract in the @scroll.in from Unmechanical: Ritwik Ghatak in 50 fragments
Now in bookstores.
scroll.in/reel/1088118...
‘Wonderfully haunting’
Read @hindustan-times.bsky.social’s review of @indrapramitdas.bsky.social’s The Last Dragoners of Bowbazaar here: www.hindustantimes.com/books/review...
Read @hindustan-times.bsky.social’s review of @indrapramitdas.bsky.social’s The Last Dragoners of Bowbazaar here: www.hindustantimes.com/books/review...
October 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
‘Wonderfully haunting’
Read @hindustan-times.bsky.social’s review of @indrapramitdas.bsky.social’s The Last Dragoners of Bowbazaar here: www.hindustantimes.com/books/review...
Read @hindustan-times.bsky.social’s review of @indrapramitdas.bsky.social’s The Last Dragoners of Bowbazaar here: www.hindustantimes.com/books/review...
For all the rebellious readers out there!
Kalpana Karunakaran's A Woman of No Consequence is in bookstores and online.
Kalpana Karunakaran's A Woman of No Consequence is in bookstores and online.
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
For all the rebellious readers out there!
Kalpana Karunakaran's A Woman of No Consequence is in bookstores and online.
Kalpana Karunakaran's A Woman of No Consequence is in bookstores and online.
It is pub day for Unmechanical (ed. by Shamya Dasgupta)- a collection of 50 essays about Ritwik Ghatak's life and work by his collaborators, family, friends, academics and fans.
Now in bookstores and online.
Now in bookstores and online.
October 22, 2025 at 6:09 AM
It is pub day for Unmechanical (ed. by Shamya Dasgupta)- a collection of 50 essays about Ritwik Ghatak's life and work by his collaborators, family, friends, academics and fans.
Now in bookstores and online.
Now in bookstores and online.
We are delighted to see @indrapramitdas.bsky.social’s The Last Dragoners of Bowbazaar on the Atta Galatta BLF Book Prize shortlist for Children’s Fiction.
If you still haven't read this moving coming-of-age novella yet, get your copy today!
If you still haven't read this moving coming-of-age novella yet, get your copy today!
October 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We are delighted to see @indrapramitdas.bsky.social’s The Last Dragoners of Bowbazaar on the Atta Galatta BLF Book Prize shortlist for Children’s Fiction.
If you still haven't read this moving coming-of-age novella yet, get your copy today!
If you still haven't read this moving coming-of-age novella yet, get your copy today!
This festive season, we have the perfect gift for your film buff friends!
Unmechanical, edited by Shamya Dasgupta, brings together 50 essays by family, artists, writers, academics and fans of Ritwik Ghatak to celebrate his centenary.
Pre-order now on amzn.in/d/1D5jOwo
Unmechanical, edited by Shamya Dasgupta, brings together 50 essays by family, artists, writers, academics and fans of Ritwik Ghatak to celebrate his centenary.
Pre-order now on amzn.in/d/1D5jOwo
October 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This festive season, we have the perfect gift for your film buff friends!
Unmechanical, edited by Shamya Dasgupta, brings together 50 essays by family, artists, writers, academics and fans of Ritwik Ghatak to celebrate his centenary.
Pre-order now on amzn.in/d/1D5jOwo
Unmechanical, edited by Shamya Dasgupta, brings together 50 essays by family, artists, writers, academics and fans of Ritwik Ghatak to celebrate his centenary.
Pre-order now on amzn.in/d/1D5jOwo
'What makes the book an unforgettable read is to confront strong resonances between yesterday and today,... so that these women call out to us...from the midst of our own hearts and with our own defiance, helplessness, anger, resignation and sorrow.'
bangalorereview.com/2025/10/foot...
bangalorereview.com/2025/10/foot...
Footnotes to the Mahabharata by K. Srilata - The Bangalore Review
Basudhara Roy reviews K. Srilata's Footnotes to the Mahabharata.
bangalorereview.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:08 AM
'What makes the book an unforgettable read is to confront strong resonances between yesterday and today,... so that these women call out to us...from the midst of our own hearts and with our own defiance, helplessness, anger, resignation and sorrow.'
bangalorereview.com/2025/10/foot...
bangalorereview.com/2025/10/foot...
Kalpana Karunakaran's A Woman of No Consequence is about the chequered trajectories of a newly born nation as seen through the lens of its daughters—restless women forcing home and nation to reckon with their stubborn striving for self-actualisation.
Now in bookstores and online.
Now in bookstores and online.
October 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Kalpana Karunakaran's A Woman of No Consequence is about the chequered trajectories of a newly born nation as seen through the lens of its daughters—restless women forcing home and nation to reckon with their stubborn striving for self-actualisation.
Now in bookstores and online.
Now in bookstores and online.
2025 marks the centenary of Ritwik Ghatak, one of India's most consequential and controversial filmmakers.
Unmechanical brings together 50 essays—by his collaborators and family, academics and writers — celebrating the genius of Ghatak.
Preorder on amzn.in/d/1D5jOwo
Unmechanical brings together 50 essays—by his collaborators and family, academics and writers — celebrating the genius of Ghatak.
Preorder on amzn.in/d/1D5jOwo
October 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
2025 marks the centenary of Ritwik Ghatak, one of India's most consequential and controversial filmmakers.
Unmechanical brings together 50 essays—by his collaborators and family, academics and writers — celebrating the genius of Ghatak.
Preorder on amzn.in/d/1D5jOwo
Unmechanical brings together 50 essays—by his collaborators and family, academics and writers — celebrating the genius of Ghatak.
Preorder on amzn.in/d/1D5jOwo
Pankajam's story will lead you to unearth the untold stories of the women of your families.
Kalpana Karunakaran's deeply insightful and emotional biography of her grandmother, A Woman of No Consequence is now in bookstores and online.
Kalpana Karunakaran's deeply insightful and emotional biography of her grandmother, A Woman of No Consequence is now in bookstores and online.
October 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Pankajam's story will lead you to unearth the untold stories of the women of your families.
Kalpana Karunakaran's deeply insightful and emotional biography of her grandmother, A Woman of No Consequence is now in bookstores and online.
Kalpana Karunakaran's deeply insightful and emotional biography of her grandmother, A Woman of No Consequence is now in bookstores and online.