Ashok Chopra
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Ashok Chopra (born 26 February 1949) is a publisher, author, editor, and literary columnist.[1] Author of A Scrapbook of Memories: My Life with the Rich, the Famous and the Scandalous[2] and Of Love and Other Sorrows,[3] he has co-authored Agnostic Khushwant: There Is No God[4] with the Indian author-columnist Khushwant Singh and A Grain of Sand in the Hourglass of Time[5] with Arjun Singh. Presently, he is the chief executive of Hay House Publishers in India.[6]
Journalistic Career
Ashok Chopra began his journalistic career in 1973 as a sub-editor with The Tribune Chandigarh. Besides contributing articles and features regularly he also acted as the paper’s film and theatre critic.[7][8] In June 1975, he joined The Indian Express group as its Himachal Pradesh correspondent based in Shimla. He left journalism for book publishing in April 1978.[9] Chopra also wrote book reviews, features and opinion pieces regularly for India Today.[10][11]
References
- ^ Salam, Ziya Us (2015-02-11). "Journey with the written word". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "HarperCollinsPublishers India | A Scrapbook of Memories". harpercollins.co.in. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Of Love and Other Sorrows - Penguin India". Penguin India. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Agnostic Khushwant: There is No God! : Hay House Publishers India". www.hayhouse.co.in. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "A GRAIN OF SAND IN THE HOURGLASS OF TIME : Hay House Publishers India". www.hayhouse.co.in. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ IANS (2015-03-22). "Indians would rather spend on shoes, not books: Publisher Ashok Chopra (IANS Interview)". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Tribuneindia... Modern Classics". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "The Tribune... Modern Classics". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Publishing Today Jan 2008 - Institute of Book Publishing". www.instituteofbookpublishing.com. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Books: Midnight and She". www.india-today.com. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Book review: Kamila Shamsies Salt and Saffron". Retrieved 2017-12-11.