Draft:Meru Gokhale
Meru Gokhale is an Indian editor who is known for her association with Penguin Random House and for publishing several high-profile authors.[1][2][3]
Meru Gokhale | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College, Delhi |
| Occupation | Editor |
| Spouse | Patrick French |
| Children | 1 |
| Mother | Namita Gokhale |
Career
Gokhale is the founder of Editorially (Editrix.ai) which helps the publishing process using artificial intelligence.[4][5]
Gokhale was previously a publisher at the Penguin Press Group, a publishing division of Penguin Random House India.[6][7][8] She has published several celebrated authors like Arundhati Roy, Salman Rushdie, Devdutt Pattnaik and Ramachandra Guha.[9][10][11][12] Gokhale was also a publisher for Amitav Ghosh, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sudha Murty, Nandan Nilekhani and Siddhartha Mukherjee.[9][13][14][15] She continues as a consultant at Penguin.[9]
Personal life and education
Gokhale is an alumnus of St. Stephen's College in Delhi, Columbia University in New York City and Jerusalem Editorial Fellowship.[16][17][18]
Gokhale was married to British historian Patrick French from 2007 till his death in 2023.[19][20][21]
Gokhale is a daughter of Namita Gokhale, an Indian writer and a director of the Jaipur Literature Festival.[22][23]
References
- ^ Arora, Amrtansh (2024-02-04). "'When the editor becomes the edited' — at JLF, Vir Sanghvi and Meru Gokhale on nuances of editing". ThePrint. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Not easy to embrace diverse perspectives in a country of strong opinions: Publisher Meru Gokhale". The Quint. 22 July 2018.
- ^ "DAPPER DAYS". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Rao, Victor (2023-09-26). "Unleash your literary potential". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Will AI rewrite the future of writing?". News9live. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "You don't need to be a scientist to relate to this book". theweek.in. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Penguin acquires three new books by Amitav Ghosh including 'The Great Derangement', 'Invisible Hand'". The Economic Times. 2015-11-04. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Partition was inevitable but could have been bloodless: Ramachandra Guha". The Times of India. 2018-09-14. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ a b c "Meru Gokhale of Penguin Random House India announces her departure; Milee Ashwarya to take over". The Indian Express. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Ahmed, Tufayel (2016-10-03). "Arundhati Roy to Publish First Novel in 20 Years". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ IANS (2017-02-07). "Salman Rushdie's 'The Golden House' to release in September". The Statesman. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Meru Gokhale to exit Penguin". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "You don't need to be a scientist to relate to this book". theweek.in. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Amitav Ghosh's new book to release in 2021". The Times of India. 2020-11-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Meru Gokhale to leave PRH, Milee Ashwarya named publisher for adult publishing | PrintWeekIndia". PrintWeek. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Penguin Random House India Announces Publishing, Sales and Marketing Appointments & New Organizational Structure". penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Meru Gokhale". The Daily Star. 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Chiki Sarkar to head publishing at Penguin Random House India". News18. 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Patrick French (1966-2023): 'A charming man who never bowed to authority'". The Indian Express. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2023-03-21). "Patrick French, Unsparing Biographer of V.S. Naipaul, Dies at 56". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Earning his stripes". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Outsider in". The Telegraph India.
- ^ "On the write track « Harmony Magazine". Retrieved 2024-04-23.