‘All our books are exclusively on caste issues but if we find any invigorating idea we would go for it. The job of running an independent publishing house and that too with books exclusively on caste issues is daunting, but the confident 29-year-old is ready to take up the challenge. The award is instituted by British Council, International Young Publisher of the Year (IYPY) and Oxford Bookstore. ‘I think this award will turn the focus on independent publishers who are neglected by distributors and retailers,’ said Anand. Anand won the award Sunday night for his lateral thinking and passion in running the Chennai-based Navayana Book Club, the country’s first publishing house to focus only on the issue of caste. Sujoy Dhar from Indo-Asian News Service reports… In a big thumbs up to independent publishing and the fight against the caste system, the Indian Young Publisher Award has gone to a journalist who has devoted himself to exclusively bringing out books on caste related issues.
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