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Ms. Milee Ashwarya
Publisher, Adult Publishing Group, Penguin Random House India
Ms. Milee Ashwarya is Publisher of the Adult Publishing Group at Penguin Random House India. Throughout her career she has published numerous bestsellers across genres, and as an award-winning publisher she is dedicated to championing diverse voices and discovering talented debut writers.
She has the rare distinction of publishing three Booker Prize-winning books in three years: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka, Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell, and Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi. She has played a pivotal role in building and expanding the inclusive publishing programme 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 Pattanaik, S. Hussain Zaidi, Rahman Abbas, Gurcharan Das, Harish Bhat, Bibek Debroy, and Karan Johar.