Cinema House | Of the Book and Other Stories by Pushan Kripalani | Screening

Out beyond the rules of money, there is a world penned out of and for the love of books . This is the world of Seagull. 

Of the Book and Other Stories is a visual memoir celebrating the 40th anniversary of Seagull Books. Authors, booksellers and artists in India and abroad reflect on their role in this theatre of publishing where hesitant, unconventional ideas find their place on the page.

The documentary also features interviews with the Seagull team, especially Naveen Kishore who shares fragments of his extraordinary journey from theatre-lighting designer to publisher, Pushan Kripalani explores how Seagull Books remains proudly at home in Calcutta but is truly a publisher for and of the world.

The screening will be followed by a conversation between Pushan Kripalani and Naveen Kishore.

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