How Many Books Are Sold and Read in the World’s Biggest Markets?
India publishes 90,000 books per year. That gives it the tenth spot in the top ten markets in the world. How many books are sold and read in the world’s biggest markets? Ready for some more maths? Yes, maths. Not math. I remain committed to grammatical completeness. Let’s begin with the three giants of the […]
How Many Copies Does a Book Sell on Average?
How many copies does a book sell on average? Are you ready to do some exciting maths with me? Yes, I still call it maths. ‘Math’ feels like a someone removed a function from it. 😊 Let’s break it down: Roughly 220 crore (2.2 billion) books are sold globally every year. An estimated 22–40 lakh […]
The Mystery and Suspense of Mahavatar Narasimha: The Thrilling Pulse of Indian Storytelling
There’s something roaring across timelines, trending charts, and spiritual circles alike – Mahavatar Narasimha (sometimes referred to as Narasimha Mahavatar). As this fourth avatar of Lord Vishnu, mentioned in our ‘Pauranas’ returns to popular consciousness, a fascinating ripple effect is being felt across creative domains. And what is the impact of such stories on Indian […]
My Reading Habit 2
I enjoyed reading the Mahabharat and Ramayan texts as a part of the school curriculum. For me, it was a revision of sorts. Remember I had mentioned how I was initiated into reading poetry, Ramayan, Mahabharat and comics from Amar Chitra Katha by my father? But this revision was way more detailed than what I […]
My Reading Habit 1
I must have been in my 3rd or 4th standard when my father introduced me to reading by gifting me a book of poems. Not just any poems, but the works of the great Leo Tolstoy. It was a collection of his poems translated into Hindi. I still remember the first one from that collection […]