[Reader-list] Avarna fellowship for NBT's publishing course, July 2011

[Chintan Girish Modi]

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From: S. Anand <anand at navayana.org>
Date: Mon, May 2, 2011 at 2:53 PM
Subject: Avarna fellowship for NBT's publishing course, July 2011



*Navayana-Avarna fellowship for NBT Publishing Course, July 2011*

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In 2009, Navayana (www.navayana.org) had sponsored five Dalit and Adivasi
candidates for the Edit-Pub diploma course at Jadavpur University, Kolkata,
as Avarna fellows. In 2010, Navayana had called for applications from five
Dalit/ Adivasi candidates at the National Book Trust’s four-week Training
Course in Book Publishing (in English) in New Delhi. However, only one Dalit
candidate from Pune, Laxman More, applied, availed the Avarna Scholarship
and successfully completed the course.


In July 2011, NBT is conducing the annual four-week course in Delhi.
Navayana once again seeks to provide fellowships to five dalit/ adivasi
students who get selected for the NBT course.


The details of the comprehensive course, where the best professionals from
the publishing industry teach, are available at this link:
http://www.nbtindia.org.in/download/April2010/BookPub/InfoDelhi.pdf.


Application:
http://www.nbtindia.org.in/download/April2010/BookPub/Application%20Form.pdf


<http://www.nbtindia.org.in/download/April2010/BookPub/Application%20Form.pdf>

*Last date for sending applications: 10 June 2011.*

Course dates and timing: 5 July to 31 July 2011.
9.30 a.m to 5 p.m, Monday to Saturday.

Venue: Conference Room, NBT
5, Institutional Area, Vasant Kunj, Phase II
New Delhi – 110070

http://www.nbtindia.org.in


 <http://www.nbtindia.org.in>

Candidates are to apply *directly to NBT* as instructed on the NBT website
(and also in attached PDF on course information). There is no entrance test;
any graduate may apply. Navayana shall play no role in the selection of the
candidates. Candidates who happen to be Dalit/ Adivasi and are selected by
NBT may then apply to Navayana for financial support. Navayana shall pay the
course fee (Rs 5,000) for up to five Dalit/ Adivasi candidates. NBT this
year is also arranging accommodation for outstation candidates at Rs 3,000
for four weeks. Navayana shall also subsidize this amount. In all, the net
value of the Avarna Fellowship shall be Rs 8,000.

NBT also has an internship program for promising students from which the
selected Avarna fellows could benefit.


*Publishing as a Career*

Publishing in India is rarely seen as a career option by young people. The
publishing industry in India, with an annual output of 85,000 titles in more
than 30 languages, has an estimated value of USD 1.2 billion. After the UK
and the US, India is the publisher of the largest number of titles in the
English language. There’s an array of multinationals and independent, niche
publishers who offer exciting and intellectually stimulating careers in the
world of books. Unfortunately in India there are few professional publishing
courses that offer an insight into the world of publishing. The NBT
short-term course is one of the few professionally conducted courses being
offered in the country. Alumni from the NBT course have achieved great
success in the publishing industry. For instance, the current editorial head
of HarperCollins India is a product of this course.

Like other private sectors in India, publishing too has been the preserve of
the social elite. Dalits and Adivasis hence go unrepresented in this field.
For many, this does not even seem to be a career option. Navayana, with the
Avarna fellowship, seeks to address this anomaly.


Navayana therefore encourages Dalits and Adivasis graduates to proactively
apply for this fellowship. There is no age limit. For any further queries,
write to avarna at navayana.org


<avarna at navayana.org>

Here are a few articles and useful links available on the publishing scene
in India:

http://www.hindu.com/lr/2009/01/04/stories/2009010450040100.htm


 <http://www.hindu.com/lr/2009/01/04/stories/2009010450040100.htm>

The latest issue of Himal South Asia features a focus on the publishing
industry in South Asia. See
http://himalmag.com/component/magazine/tblcontent/2011/5.html


<http://himalmag.com/component/magazine/tblcontent/2011/5.html>

http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2009/03/18/overview-of-the-indian-publishing-industry/


<http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2009/03/18/overview-of-the-indian-publishing-industry/>

Go to http://www.thepublisherspost.com/ and browse back issues.


If you have any queries, please write to avarna at navayana.org



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