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We turn 25 today
On All Fools' Day in 2000, we started a publishing house. We named it Permanent Black. We began Permanent Black with small savings and...
Apr 11 min read
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The Annual Prizes from Permanent Black
This year's winners have been announced! Dharmanand Kosambi Memorial Book Prize: Rubab Ali Punjabi, Susan Philip, Uma Tara Bakshi Simon...
May 30, 20242 min read
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TWO INFOSYS PRIZE WINNERS!
We are delighted and proud that the just-announced Infosys Prize has been awarded to two scholars whom we published years before the...
Nov 17, 20232 min read
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Ranajit Guha (1923 - 2023)
For Ranajit Guha's ninetieth birthday, Permanent Black had asked "a few scholars and friends of Ranajit Guha to contribute a short piece...
Apr 30, 20234 min read
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Come to the World Book Fair 2023!
This year's World Book Fair is special for us as it coincides with the 75th anniversary of Orient Blackswan publishers (formerly...
Feb 23, 20231 min read
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