Milee Ashwarya

Milee Ashwarya

Milee Ashwarya is the Publisher of the Adult Publishing Group at Penguin Random House India. Throughout her career, she has published numerous bestsellers across various genres. An award-winning publisher, Milee is dedicated to championing diverse voices and discovering talented debut writers. She has the distinction of publishing three Booker Prize winning books in three years – The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka, The Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell and Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi. Milee has played a pivotal role in building and expanding the inclusive publishing program at Penguin Random House India, ensuring a broad representation of voices and stories. Her authors include Orhan Pamuk, Salman Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sudha Murty, Devdutt Pattnaik, S. Hussain Zaidi, Rahman Abbas, Gurcharan Das, Harish Bhat, Bibek Debroy, Karan Johar among others.