Zubaan

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Zubaan
Parent company Kali for Women
Status Active
Founded 2003
Founder Urvashi Butalia
Country of origin  India
Distribution Worldwide
Nonfiction topics Many
Fiction genres Many
Imprints Many
Official website www.zubaanbooks.com

Zubaan Books is an imprint of Kali for Women, India's first feminist publishing house.

History

In 1984, Urvashi Butalia and Ritu Menon founded Kali for Women, India's first feminist publishing house. Their objectives were to publish quality work, keep overheads low, and ensure that not only the content, but also the form of what they published met international standards. Within five years of its establishment, Kali had become self-sufficient. Over the years Kali has come to be seen as a significant publishing house within Indian and internationally.

Founded by Urvashi Butalia, who was co-founder of Kali for Women, Zubaan was set up in 2003 to specifically continue Kali's work. Zubaan, has inherited half the backlist of Kali so that reprints of many backlist titles are assured.


In 2011, Urvashi Butalia and Ritu Menon were jointly conferred the Padma Shri award, for their contribution to the nation by Government of India. [1]

Meaning of Zubaan

The word 'Zubaan' comes from Hindustani and means, literally, tongue, but it has many other meanings, such as voice, language, speech and dialect.

Genres and Imprints

Zubaan has a considerable list of academic books examining issues of gender. It has a growing list of autobiographies of women, the best known of which is A Life Less Ordinary by Baby Halder. As part of its initiative to publish broadbased popular books, Zubaan regularly publishes fiction by women writers. Genres range from literary fiction to science fiction to speculative fiction. Under the imprint of Young Zubaan, there is also a growing list of fiction for the age group 6 to 18 including books like Riddle of the Seventh Stone.

Some Zubaan Authors

References

  1. ↑ "Padma Awards Announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2013. 

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