Kolkata Book Fair 2012

Taylor & Francis Group participated in The 36^th International Kolkata Book Fair 2012 from 25 January 2012 – 5 February 2012. The focal theme country was Italy. The inauguration of the Kolkata Book Fair 2012 was done by Mr. Beppe Severgnini, Italian journalist and author on 24^th January 2012.  More than 100 publishers such as Harper – Collins; Elsevier; Tata McGraw-Hill etc participated in the fair and displayed their books. Local publishers such as script, katha o kahini, projapati etc. displayed the regional language books. Over 1.7 Million book lovers visited the fair in 12 days. There were pavilions dedicated to the international countries such as America, Bangladesh and the theme country Italy. 

Taylor & Francis Group won the ‘Best Stall Award 2012’ in the small category at the Kolkata Book Fair again in the 2^nd consecutive year. Last year, Taylor & Francis Group won the ‘Best Stall Award 2011’. 

We displayed our entire imprint list and the complete product range for Journals & Online Resources.

Gandhi and Revolution Book Launch - 10 October 2011

The book ‘Gandhi and Revolution’ by Devi Prasad was launched in New Delhi on Monday, 10^th October 2011 at The India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road. The event was attended by more than 60 people which included Professors, academicians from faculties of education, political science, peace and conflict studies, history and philosophy, artists from art galleries, authors and friends to show their support.

The book was released by Dr Bindu Prasad, wife of Late Shri Devi Prasad with lighting of the diya. Udain Prasad, film-maker and Devi Prasad’s son spoke about Devi Prasad and his works.

The panel discussion was led by Prof. Suresh Sharma - Former Director, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Dr Mukul Kesavan - Associate Professor, Department of History and Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia and Dr Ananya Vajpeyi - Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.

Here’s hoping that the book does really well.

The Marketing Team.

Routledge India Originals Editorial Strategy Meeting

Taylor & Francis books concluded its first ever Routledge India Originals Editorial Strategy Meeting from 5^th-7^th September 2011, at The Sirmour Retreat, District Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh. The meeting started with opening remarks by Mr. Shammi Manik followed by individual presentations by M. Gopinath, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Nilanjan Sarkar, Shoma Chaudhary, Shafina Segon, Aman Pilani, Rimina Mohapatra and the RIO editorial Team focusing on strategy development of the RIO programme 2012 and the projects-in-hand. After the presentations a Round table session was held with its focus on queries and concerns of and about authors, typesetting, print runs, time management of scripts, copyediting, sales, retail stores, promotions, book launches…. The meeting ended with the quiz played by everyone about Routledge India Originals organised by the marketing team.

Green Week - 12 Sep 2011 - 16 Sep 2011

The Green Week was celebrated from 12 to 16 Sept 2011 in Taylor & Francis Office. A green office is everyone’s business, and small steps can lead to great benefits. A lot of new initiatives; whether turning off lights in unused spaces or replacing fluorescent lights with energy efficient lighting and where appropriate using both sides of paper when printing or providing recycle bins throughout the workplace to recycle paper were committed to. Like last year, there were loads of activities followed by PRIZES. The whole office was decorated with posters.

We celebrated it as:

1. Make a Start Monday: We sent out information about the Green Week, welcoming everyone and encouraging people to participate in it. Forthcoming activities were announced: games, quizzes, fun activities and much more! The first of the daily tips to help create a green office were circulated. We launched the Eco-Friendly Quiz today. 
2. Choose Right Tuesday: We signed a pledge to bring in conscious changes into our lives; to make the planet a better place to live. We circulated  a Low Carbon Lifestyle booklet which contains tips to use equipment and other material in our day to day life and save energy. 
3. Waste Not Wednesday: Let’s encourage each other to reduce, reuse and recycle to make difference to the environment and save money. We did this by creating a pledge that everyone signed in the office, which was sent to the ministry of environment as T&F India’s commitment to making this world a better place to live in. 
4. Think Ahead Thursday: The aim of the day was to get the staff to review their purchasing habits and switch to eco-friendly products besides creating more greener work spaces and office areas. We gifted a plant each to every staff member.\
5. Friday – Feel Good: Everyone celebrated their success stories from the week.

Various activities and games were launched and the winners are listed below.

Activity 1: Spring Into Action: Did You Knows  

1. Rima Kar 
2. Gagandeep Singh 
3. Aldeena Raju

Activity 2: Green Quiz

Eco heroes: Abhinav Srivastava and Mohd Khalid Ansari

Green champions: Dr Gagandeep Singh, Joan O’Brien,  Birendra Pratap Nayak

Eager beavers (Special Mention): Aldeena Raju, Shoma Choudhury, Pallavi Narayan, Anjali Madan

Activity 3: Pictures/ photographs/ cartoon strips/ creative writing pieces/ poems/ diet plans/ jokes on environment and everything to do with environment:

Best Poem: Pallavi Narayan & Sudhanshu Goyal

Best picture: Ankita

Activity 4: Tips for a Greener Office

1. Nigel Peter O’Brien  
2. Sushmita Das and Sonali Bhardwaj