Chiki Sarkar Explained

Chiki Sarkar
Birth Place:Calcutta, India
(now Kolkata, West Bengal)
Occupation:Publisher
Parents:
    Yearsactive:1999–present

    Chiki Sarkar is a book publisher from Kolkata born in 1979. She is a co-founder of Juggernaut Books.[1]

    Background

    Chiki Sarkar was born into a Bengali family, the daughter of Aveek Sarkar, a journalist and newspaper proprietor, and his wife Rakhi Sarkar. Aveek Sarkar belongs to the family which runs the Kolkata-based Ananda Bazaar Patrika Media Group, which was first founded in 1876.

    Career

    She started her career in publishing with the London-based company Bloomsbury Publishing. She worked there for seven years, and later moved to Delhi in 2006 and joined Random House. In 2011 Chiki Sarkar became the publisher at Penguin Books India.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] In 2013, publishers Penguin Books and Random House merged and Sarkar was made the India publishing head. Two years later, in 2015, she set up her own publishing company, Juggernaut Books.

    A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader,[8] Sarkar is also a Fortune India's Most Powerful Women,[9] Forbes 2018 W-power trailblazers[10] and Economic Times's Rising Women Leaders of 2015.[11]

    Career timeline

    Juggernaut Books

    In 2015, Sarkar set up her own publication house, Juggernaut Books, a publishing company with its own app.[18] [19] [20] [21] Juggernaut's investors include Nandan Nilekani,[22] Neeraj Aggarwal and Bharti Airtel.[23]

    The Juggernaut app has its own writing platform for amateur writers to upload their stories directly.[24]

    Juggernaut has published books written by the following authors:

    Juggernaut books has stopped functioning since 2020.

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 2018 was a phenomenal year for books, according to publishers – Times of India. The Times of India. 2019-01-07.
    2. Web site: former editor in chief of Random House India, has been appointed publisher of Penguin India. CNN-IBN. 20 February 2016.
    3. Web site: Chiki Sarkar on 'Juggernaut' to become India's first phone publisher. Business Standard. 20 February 2016.
    4. Web site: Juggernaut, Chiki Sarkar's publishing start-up. Daily News and Analysis. 20 February 2016.
    5. Web site: Shobhaa De in Conversation With Chiki Sarkar. 20 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160321163209/http://afmagazine.in/home/shobhaa-de-in-conversation-with-chiki-sarkar/. 21 March 2016. dead.
    6. Web site: Rana Dasgupta in conversation with Chiki Sarkar. ambafrance-in.org. 20 February 2016.
    7. Web site: Lunch with BS: Chiki Sarkar. Business Standard. 20 February 2016.
    8. News: 14 Indians in WEF's Young Global Leaders class of 2014. 11 March 2014. Deccan Chronicle. 2018-03-24. en.
    9. Web site: Chiki Sarkar – Most Powerful Women in 2020 – Fortune India. www.fortuneindia.com.
    10. Web site: 2018 W-Power Trailblazers: Chiki Sarkar is a publisher of the millennials . Forbes India. en-US. 2018-03-24.
    11. News: India Inc's Rising Women Leaders 2015: Life is messy, accept it, says Chiki Sarkar from Penguin Random House India. 27 March 2015. The Economic Times. 2018-03-24.
    12. Web site: So This Is Why Chiki Sarkar Quit Penguin Random House India. thebetterindia.com. 20 February 2016.
    13. Web site: Chiki Sarkar, 4 Others Quit Penguin Random House India. huffingtonpost.in. 20 February 2016.
    14. Web site: Chiki Sarkar named Publisher of Penguin Random House India. Business Line. 20 February 2016.
    15. Web site: Chiki Sarkar launches a new publishing company with audacious new digital strategies. scroll.in/. 20 February 2016.
    16. Web site: Why Chiki Sarkar goes electronic in new publishing venture. indianexpress.com/. 20 February 2016.
    17. Web site: Chiki Sarkar, Durga Raghunath launch publishing company 'Juggernaut'. abplive.in. 20 February 2016. 20 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160320213720/http://www.abplive.in/india-news/publishing-company-juggernaut-launched-114333. dead.
    18. Web site: A way ahead for words. The Hindu. 20 February 2016.
    19. Web site: What Chiki Sarkar wants you to know about her new publishing house, Juggernaut Books. Vogue. 20 February 2016.
    20. Web site: Great Book Value. businesstoday.in. 20 February 2016.
    21. Web site: Her Own Woman. businesstoday.in. 20 February 2016.
    22. News: Chiki Sarkar's New Mobile First Publishing Startup, Juggernaut, Secures $2 Mn From Nandan Nilekani & Others – Inc42 Media. 23 September 2015. Inc42 Media. 2018-03-24. en-US.
    23. News: Bharti Airtel buys stake in Juggernaut Books. Choudhary. Vidhi. 4 December 2017. livemint.com/. 2018-03-24.
    24. Web site: Bharti Airtel acquires stake in Juggernaut Books, a digital platform for books and to submit amateur writing. Tech2. en-US. 2018-03-24.
    25. Book: Kohinoor: The Story of the World's Most Infamous Diamond. Dalrymple. William. Anand. Anita. 11 December 2016. Juggernaut. 9789386228086. New Delhi. en.
    26. Book: Things That Can and Cannot Be Said. Roy. Arundhati. Cusack. John. 5 August 2016. Juggernaut. 9788193284100. en.
    27. Book: Tiwari, Aditya . Over the Rainbow: India's Queer Heroes . Juggernaut . 2023 . 9789353451752.
    28. Book: Sundar, Nandini. The Burning Forest: India's War in Bastar. 17 October 2016. Juggernaut. 9789386228000. New Delhi. en.
    29. Book: results, search. The Goat Thief. 30 October 2017. Juggernaut. 9789386228499. S.l.. en. Raman. N. Kalyan.
    30. Book: Saran, Shyam. How India Sees The World: From Kautilya to Modi: Kautilya to the 21st Century. 15 August 2017. Juggernaut. 9789386228406. en.
    31. Book: Sardesai, Rajdeep. Democracy's XI: The Great Indian Cricket Story. 15 October 2017. Juggernaut. 9789386228482. S.l.. en.
    32. Book: Ganguly, Sourav. A Century is not Enough: My Roller-coaster Ride to Success. 24 February 2018. Juggernaut. 9789386228567. S.l.. en.
    33. Book: Khanna, Twinkle. The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad. 8 November 2016. Juggernaut. 9789386228055. en.
    34. Book: Leone, Sunny. Sweet Dreams. 6 June 2016. Juggernaut. 9788193237229. en.
    35. Book: Usman, Yasser. Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood's Bad Boy. 31 March 2018. Juggernaut. 9789386228581. S.l.. en.
    36. Book: Gupta . Rajat . Mind Without Fear . Juggernaut Books.
    37. News: Joseph. Tony. New reports clearly confirm 'Arya' migration into India.

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