Writers Workshop India

Writers Workshop India WRITERS WORKSHOP is an independent publishing house that was founded in 1958 by Professor P. Lal. Lal’s Mahabharata and Maitreyi Devi’s 'It Does Not Die'.

WRITERS WORKSHOP was founded in 1958, consisting of a group of writers headed by Professor P. Lal who agreed in principle that English had proved its ability, as a language, to play a creative role in Indian literature, through original writing and translation. Its task was of defining and substantiating the role by discussion and diffusion of creative writing and transcreation from India and othe

r English-using countries. Discussions were held on Sunday mornings at 162/92 Lake Gardens, Kolkata 700045, and diffusion done through books issued under the WRITERS WORKSHOP imprint and a periodical, The Miscellany. Since 1970 the WORKSHOP laid increasing emphasis on its publishing programme, and has over 2500 titles to its credit, including the early works of many now-established authors of Indian writing in English, like Nissim Ezekiel, Kamala Das, Ruskin Bond, Asif Currimbhoy, A K Ramanujan, G V Desani, K R Srinivasa Iyengar, Shiv Kumar, Adil Jussawalla, Keki Daruwalla, Jayanta Mahapatra, Pritish Nandy, Shashi Deshpande, Meena Alexander, Lakshmi Kannan, Agha Shahid Ali, Mamang Dai, Temsula Ao, Maggi Lidchi-Grassi, Hoshang Merchant, Jug Suraiya, Sukanta Chaudhuri, Chitra Divakaruni and Vikram Seth. The WORKSHOP also pioneered the systematic publication of such classic translations from Indian regional languages into English as P. It gives preference to experimental work by young and unpublished writers, its two chief criteria for selection being high imaginative awareness and mature technique. It is non-profit and non-political. For further details, contact us at [email protected].

Our second release this month is a memoir written by Ketaki Sarkar about her life at the request of her children, which ...
19/09/2025

Our second release this month is a memoir written by Ketaki Sarkar about her life at the request of her children, which she completed in 1982. The second part of the book is a history of the times written by Sarkar's granddaughter, Chandana Dey. A very special book that combines the personal, familial, and the socio-political.

Title: Kotia to Ketaki: At Home Away from Home
Authors: Ketaki Sarkar and Chandana Dey
Pages: 186
Year of Publication: 2025
Price: ₹800 / $20 (USD)
ISBN:
978-81-985733-0-8 (9788198573308)

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→ Email us at [email protected]

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→ Send us a message using the ‘Book Buying Enquiry‘ feature on our website: https://www.writersworkshopindia.com/books/kotia-to-ketaki-at-home-away-from-home/

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→ Order online from Monograph: https://www.monographmag.com/product-page/kotia-to-ketaki



[Writers Workshop India, Independent Publishing, Publishing, New Writing, Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Archiving Family History, Intergenerational Memory]

13/09/2025
First book release of the month!Title: KaleidoscopeAuthor: Kadavakollu TejaswaniPages: 82Year of Publication: 2025Price:...
08/09/2025

First book release of the month!

Title: Kaleidoscope
Author: Kadavakollu Tejaswani
Pages: 82
Year of Publication: 2025
Price: ₹300
ISBN:
978-81-985733-5-3 (9788198573353)

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→ Email us at [email protected]

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→ Send us a message using the ‘Book Buying Enquiry‘ feature on our website:
https://www.writersworkshopindia.com/books/kaleidoscope-2/

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https://www.monographmag.com/product-page/kaleidoscope



[Writers Workshop India, Independent Publishing, Poetry Publishing, Publishing, New Writing, Poetry, Poetry Community]

Information about us that our followers may find helpful.
08/09/2025

Information about us that our followers may find helpful.

The majority of the books we bring out are poetry. We also publish plays, English translations and retellings of Indian epics from other languages and cultures, and, occasionally, creative nonfiction. While we do publish fiction, we encourage authors to first approach commercial presses because ther...

The inaugural Professor P. Lal Memorial Lecture under the auspices of St Xavier’s College, Kolkata, will be delivered by...
22/08/2025

The inaugural Professor P. Lal Memorial Lecture under the auspices of St Xavier’s College, Kolkata, will be delivered by Dr Pradip Bhattacharya. We can’t think of anyone who would be a better choice for this propitious initiative and extend our thanks to the Department of English, St Xavier’s College, for starting it.

Date: 28 August 2025
Time: 2 pm

Title: The Isa UpanisadTranscreated from Sanskrit by P. LalYear of Publication: First edition 1968, Third edition 1996Pr...
18/08/2025

Title: The Isa Upanisad
Transcreated from Sanskrit by P. Lal
Year of Publication: First edition 1968, Third edition 1996
Price: ₹150
ISBN: 81-7595-080-3 (8175950803)

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→ Send us a message using the ‘Contact Us‘ feature on our website: https://www.writersworkshopindia.com/contact-us/

First Edition Special Copies!Limited signed copies by Professor P. Lal found in our archives of the first edition of our...
05/08/2025

First Edition Special Copies!

Limited signed copies by Professor P. Lal found in our archives of the first edition of our translation of the classic, ‘Mrityunjaya’. For customers living in India we are offering these copies at ₹2700/- each inclusive of all charges. Please email us to place your order/s.

Book details ~

Author: Shivaji Sawant
Translated by P. Lal and Nandini Nopany
First edition: 1989
ISBN: 81-7189-002-4
Pages: 698



[Mrityunjaya, English translation of Mrityunjaya]

New Book!Title: One Hundred Questions for LightAuthor: Mandira Mitra ChakrabortyPages: 88Year of Publication: 2025Price:...
22/07/2025

New Book!

Title: One Hundred Questions for Light
Author: Mandira Mitra Chakraborty
Pages: 88
Year of Publication: 2025
Price: ₹350
ISBN:
978-81-985733-1-5 (9788198573315)

To place your order:

→ Email us at [email protected]

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→ Send us a message using the ‘Contact Us‘ feature on our website: https://www.writersworkshopindia.com/books/one-hundred-questions-for-light/

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→ Order online from Monograph: https://www.monographmag.com/product-page/one-hundred-questions-for-light



[Writers Workshop India, Independent Publishing, Poetry Publishing, Publishing, New Writing, Poetry]

Title: The Enigma of the VoyageAuthor: Ritwik GhoshPages: 94Year of Publication: 2025Price: ₹400ISBN:978-81-985733-3-9 (...
26/06/2025

Title: The Enigma of the Voyage
Author: Ritwik Ghosh
Pages: 94
Year of Publication: 2025
Price: ₹400
ISBN:
978-81-985733-3-9 (9788198573339)

To place your order:

→ Email us at [email protected]

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→ Send us a message using the ‘Contact Us‘ feature on our website: https://www.writersworkshopindia.com/books/the-enigma-of-the-voyage/

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→ Order online from Monograph: https://www.monographmag.com/product-page/the-enigma-of-the-voyage



[Writers Workshop India, Independent Publishing, Poetry Publishing, Publishing, New Writing, Poetry, Poetry Community]

Title: Singing to the EumenidesAuthor: Tansy TroyPages: 94Year of Publication: 2025Price: ₹400ISBN: 978-81-985733-2-2 (9...
19/06/2025

Title: Singing to the Eumenides
Author: Tansy Troy
Pages: 94
Year of Publication: 2025
Price: ₹400
ISBN: 978-81-985733-2-2 (9788198573322)

To place your order:

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→ Send us a message using the ‘Contact Us‘ feature on our website: https://www.writersworkshopindia.com/books/singing-to-the-eumenides/

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[Writers Workshop India, Independent Publishing, Poetry Publishing, Publishing, New Writing, Poetry, Poetry Community]

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