Zubaan Books
Zubaan Books is India's first feminist publishing house, set up in the year 2004. It is based in New Delhi and publishes fiction, nonfiction, academic & children's books for, by + about women in South Asia. It was founded by Urvashi Butalia and is an imprint of Kali for Women. History In 1984, Urvashi Butalia and Ritu Menon founded Kali for Women, India's first feminist publishing house. Its objectives were to publish quality work which meet international standards. Over the years it has become an important publishing house nationally and internationally. As a successor to Kali for Women, Urvashi Butalia founded Zubaan in 2004. In 2011, Urvashi Butalia and Ritu Menon were jointly conferred the Padma Shri award, for their contribution to the nation by Government of India. In 2020, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zubaan worked to create PDFs of their entire collection, opening their ebookstore in August 2020. They organised meetings and discussions on Zoom, including sessions on the impact of COVID-19. They also had virtual photo exhibitions, writing workshops, and more. Meaning of Zubaan The word 'Zubaan' comes from Hindustani and means, literally, tongue, but it has many other meanings, such as voice, language, speech