𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝑮𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒉𝒊 𝑱𝒊’𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒂, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝑺𝑺, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒐𝒅𝒊. 𝑷𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕.
: Sources
We all know, Penguin Random House already lied this year over publishing General Naravane’s memoir, which Rahul Gandhi Ji quoted in Parliament.
What makes this even more striking is that Penguin Worldwide has no issue with Sonia Ji’s content and is publishing the same material internationally.
So, what’s different in India?
Was Penguin India under pressure to remove passages mentioning Modi, the RSS, and China’s occupation of Indian territory during Modi’s tenure?
Sonia Ji refused to delete them, and Penguin India backed out?
Same book. Same content. Published worldwide- but apparently too controversial for India.
Why is Penguin India so afraid of the truth? 🤷🏻♂️
Pengu vro @PenguinIndia ?
instances like these make me realise how graceful sonia gandhi is! she'd never bow down in front of them just to satisfy their fragile and already destroyed ego. her stance always remains clear in every issue 🫶🏼
what a strong human you are!
👉🏾 @narendramodi's disgraceful reference to Sonia Gandhi as "jersey cow"
👉🏾 Sonia comparison of @PMOIndia with previous Prime Ministers
👉🏾 References to China's intrusions into Indian territory
The parts of Sonia Gandhi's memoirs that Penguin's censors wanted changed.
Penguin India’s own CEO sat on camera and explained how publishing works:
“Volume of manuscripts makes it tough. An agent changes that. A book coming through an agent is taken WITH CREDIBILITY. The likelihood of publication INCREASES EXPONENTIALLY.”
Sonia Gandhi’s “Belonging” came with David Godwin as agent and Knopf as the global publisher. First print: one lakh copies.
That is not a slush-pile manuscript. That is the highest-credibility submission in Indian publishing this year.
@PenguinIndia still asked for “changes.” She refused. They are not the Indian publisher. Then they issued a statement that they were “keen.”
So the rule is: agent plus stature equals a deal; unless the memoir belongs to the wrong family.
Quote this if Gaurav Shrinagesh’s own lecture now needs a footnote.
Penguin India: “Make changes.” ❌
Penguin Worldwide: “We’ll publish it as it is.” ✅
Same book.
Same author.
Same contents.
Then why the different attitude?
Why is Penguin India so scared of publishing Sonia Gandhi’s book as it is?
When a book can be published worldwide without such objections, the obvious question is:
Who is Penguin India trying to protect??
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