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Imprint No. 06 · Reference Series

Coffee TableBooks.

Two strands under one imprint: theannual— a comprehensive year-end reference of Indian socio-economic indicators, published every year since the early 2000s — and thethematic specials, occasional books on subjects where the data alone is not quite enough.

28+
Books in print annual & specials
26
Years of unbroken annual reference
200+
Average pages per annual edition
I+
Specials on subjects beyond the data

Twostrands, one imprint.

The annual reference of India,
and the occasional book that earns its place.

Theannualreference.

A single hardbound book, published every year, consolidating India's socio-economic record for the year just ended. Population & demographics; agriculture & allied; industry & services; banking & finance; health & education; infrastructure; governance; environment; international comparisons.

Built on the same editorial standard as the rest of the imprint — every figure sourced, every projection footnoted, every silence in the official record acknowledged on the page.

Annual cycle
A4 hardbound
250+ pp
English

Thethematicspecials.

Occasional books commissioned on subjects where statistics alone do not tell the story — biographical studies of public figures whose careers shaped Indian institutions; commemorative readers; long essays on specific aspects of Indian public life.

Each special goes through the same editorial review as the annual; each carries the imprint's standing for accuracy and attribution.

Occasional
Hardbound
Commissioned
Edited

The annualshelf.

The five most recent annual editions —
each book the year's standing reference.

The thematicspecials.

Commissioned books on subjects
where the data is not, by itself, enough.
Thematic · Biographical
Harivansh's experiment withAD-Vocacy Journalism

A commissioned book on the practice of advocacy in contemporary Indian journalism — drawn from a long career in print and politics and the questions a working journalist confronts when reporting becomes participation.

Special · Indiastat
₹ 895

Forlibraries

Standing-order subscriptions to the annual cycle, with bulk pricing on backfile sets and GeM-compliant invoicing.

Forjournalists

The annual reference for newsroom desks and editorial pages — every figure sourced, ready for citation in copy.

Foraspirants

The standing companion for civil-service preparation and competitive exams — comprehensive, indexed, current.

Forresearchers

The annual time-series record of India — for political scientists, economists, sociologists and policy researchers.