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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
OccupationEditor
Spouse Patrick French
Children1
Parent

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Not easy to embrace diverse perspectives in a country of strong opinions: Publisher Meru Gokhale". The Quint. 22 July 2018.
  3. ^ "DAPPER DAYS". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  4. ^ Rao, Victor (2023-09-26). "Unleash your literary potential". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  5. ^ "Will AI rewrite the future of writing?". News9live. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  6. ^ "You don't need to be a scientist to relate to this book". theweek.in. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Partition was inevitable but could have been bloodless: Ramachandra Guha". The Times of India. 2018-09-14. ISSN  0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Ahmed, Tufayel (2016-10-03). "Arundhati Roy to Publish First Novel in 20 Years". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  11. ^ IANS (2017-02-07). "Salman Rushdie's 'The Golden House' to release in September". The Statesman. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  12. ^ "Meru Gokhale to exit Penguin". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  13. ^ "You don't need to be a scientist to relate to this book". theweek.in. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  14. ^ "Amitav Ghosh's new book to release in 2021". The Times of India. 2020-11-28. ISSN  0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  15. ^ "Meru Gokhale to leave PRH, Milee Ashwarya named publisher for adult publishing | PrintWeekIndia". PrintWeek. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  16. ^ "Penguin Random House India Announces Publishing, Sales and Marketing Appointments & New Organizational Structure". penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  17. ^ "Meru Gokhale". The Daily Star. 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  18. ^ "Chiki Sarkar to head publishing at Penguin Random House India". News18. 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  19. ^ "Patrick French (1966-2023): 'A charming man who never bowed to authority'". The Indian Express. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "Earning his stripes". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  22. ^ "Outsider in". The Telegraph India.
  23. ^ "On the write track « Harmony Magazine". Retrieved 2024-04-23.