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{{Short description|Indian book publisher (born 1977)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Chiki Sarkar
| image =
| caption = Chiki Sarkar
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], India <br /> (now [[Kolkata]], West Bengal)
| occupation = Publisher
| parents ={{plainlist}}
* [[Aveek Sarkar]] (father)
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| awards =
| website = {{URL|juggernaut.in}}
| yearsactive = 1998–present
}}

'''Chiki Sarkar''' is a book publisher from Kolkata born in 1979. She is the lead founder of [[Juggernaut Books]].

==Background==
Chiki Sarkar was born into a [[Bengali people|Bengali family]], the daughter of [[Aveek Sarkar]], a journalist proprietor, and his wife Rakhi Sarkar. Aveek Sarkar belongs to the family which runs the [[Kolkata]]-based [[ABP Group|Ananda Bazaar Patrika]] Media Group, which was first founded in 1876.

== Career ==
She started her career in publishing with the London-based company [[Bloomsbury Publishing]].She worked there for seven years, and later moved to Delhi in 2006 and joined [[Random House]]. In 2011 Chiki Sarkar became the publisher at [[Penguin Books India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/books/penguin-india-appoints-chiki-sarkar-as-publisher-371363.html| title=former editor in chief of Random House India, has been appointed publisher of Penguin India| publisher=CNN-IBN| access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/chiki-sarkar-on-juggernaut-to-become-india-s-first-phone-publisher-115092201056_1.html| title=Chiki Sarkar on 'Juggernaut' to become India's first phone publisher| work=Business Standard| access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-chiki-sarkar-s-juggernaut-is-ready-to-roll-2129001| title=Juggernaut, Chiki Sarkar's publishing start-up| work=Daily News and Analysis| access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://afmagazine.in/home/shobhaa-de-in-conversation-with-chiki-sarkar/| title=Shobhaa De in Conversation With Chiki Sarkar| access-date=20 February 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321163209/http://afmagazine.in/home/shobhaa-de-in-conversation-with-chiki-sarkar/| archive-date=21 March 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ambafrance-in.org/Writers-etc-Rana-Dasgupta-in| title=Rana Dasgupta in conversation with Chiki Sarkar| publisher=ambafrance-in.org| access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-chiki-sarkar-111083000012_1.html| title=Lunch with BS: Chiki Sarkar| work=Business Standard| access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> In 2013, publishers Penguin Books and [[Random House]] merged and Sarkar was made the India publishing head. Two years later, in 2015, she set up her own publishing company [[Juggernaut Books]].

A [[World Economic Forum]] Young Global Leader,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140311/nation-current-affairs/article/14-indians-wefs-young-global-leaders-class-2014|title=14 Indians in WEF's Young Global Leaders class of 2014|date=11 March 2014|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=2018-03-24|language=en}}</ref> Sarkar is also a Fortune India's Most Powerful Women,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/mpw/chiki-sarkar?year=2020|title=Chiki Sarkar – Most Powerful Women in 2020 – Fortune India|website=www.fortuneindia.com}}</ref> Forbes 2018 W-power trailblazers<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/2018-wpower-trailblazers/2018-wpower-trailblazers-chiki-sarkar-is-a-publisher-of-the-millennials/49587/1|title=2018 W-Power Trailblazers: Chiki Sarkar is a publisher of the millennials |website=Forbes India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-24}}</ref> and Economic Times's Rising Women Leaders of 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/corporate-dossier/india-incs-rising-women-leaders-2015-life-is-messy-accept-it-says-chiki-sarkar-from-penguin-random-house-india/articleshow/46701991.cms|title=India Inc's Rising Women Leaders 2015: Life is messy, accept it, says Chiki Sarkar from Penguin Random House India|date=27 March 2015|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-03-24}}</ref>

===Career timeline===
*[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] 1999–2006
*[[Random House]] 2006–2011 founding publisher
*[[Penguin Books India]] 2011–2013<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.thebetterindia.com/34699/juggernaut-by-chiki-sarkar/| title=So This Is Why Chiki Sarkar Quit Penguin Random House India| publisher=thebetterindia.com| access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/04/17/chiki-sarkar-exits-penguin_n_7084326.html| title=Chiki Sarkar, 4 Others Quit Penguin Random House India| work=huffingtonpost.in| access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref>
*[[Penguin Random House]] 2013–2015<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/chiki-sarkar-named-publisher-of-penguin-random-house-india/article5809319.ece| title=Chiki Sarkar named Publisher of Penguin Random House India| work=Business Line| access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref>
*[[Juggernaut Books]] founder-publisher 2015–present<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://scroll.in/article/757239/chiki-sarkar-launches-a-new-publishing-company-with-audacious-new-digital-strategies| title=Chiki Sarkar launches a new publishing company with audacious new digital strategies| work=scroll.in/| access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/why-chiki-sarkar-goes-electronic-in-new-publishing-venture/| title=Why Chiki Sarkar goes electronic in new publishing venture| work=indianexpress.com/| access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.abplive.in/india-news/publishing-company-juggernaut-launched-114333| title=Chiki Sarkar, Durga Raghunath launch publishing company 'Juggernaut'| work=abplive.in| access-date=20 February 2016| archive-date=20 March 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320213720/http://www.abplive.in/india-news/publishing-company-juggernaut-launched-114333| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Juggernaut Books==
In 2015, Sarkar set up her own publication house, [[Juggernaut Books]], a publishing company with its own app.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/chiki-sarkar-and-durga-raghunath-talk-about-juggernaut-with-jaya-bhattacharji-rose/article7720019.ece| title=A way ahead for words| work=The Hindu|access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vogue.in/content/what-chiki-sarkar-wants-you-to-know-about-her-new-publishing-house-juggernaut-books/| title=What Chiki Sarkar wants you to know about her new publishing house, Juggernaut Books| work=Vogue|access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/special/hottest-young-executive-2015-penguin-india-chiki-sarkar/story/215939.html| title=Great Book Value| work=businesstoday.in| access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/chiki-sarkar-penguin-random-house-penguin-books-india/story/209139.html| title=Her Own Woman| work=businesstoday.in| access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> Juggernaut's investors include [[Nandan Nilekani]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://inc42.com/flash-feed/juggernaut-secures-2-mn-from-nandan-nilekani/|title=Chiki Sarkar's New Mobile First Publishing Startup, Juggernaut, Secures $2 Mn From Nandan Nilekani & Others – Inc42 Media|date=23 September 2015|work=Inc42 Media|access-date=2018-03-24|language=en-US}}</ref> Neeraj Aggarwal and [[Bharti Airtel]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/vEuoRh9bs6BVqU93VJ7UXJ/Bharti-Airtel-buys-stake-in-Juggernaut-Books.html|title=Bharti Airtel buys stake in Juggernaut Books|last=Choudhary|first=Vidhi|date=4 December 2017|work=livemint.com/|access-date=2018-03-24}}</ref>

The Juggernaut app has its own writing platform for amateur writers to upload their stories directly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/bharti-airtel-acquires-stake-in-juggernaut-books-a-digital-platform-for-books-and-to-submit-amateur-writing-4241117.html|title=Bharti Airtel acquires stake in Juggernaut Books, a digital platform for books and to submit amateur writing|website=Tech2|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-24}}</ref>

Juggernaut has published books written by the following authors:
*[[Abhijit Banerjee]], [[Esther Duflo]]
*[[William Dalrymple (historian)|William Dalrymple]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Kohinoor: The Story of the World's Most Infamous Diamond|last1=Dalrymple|first1=William|last2=Anand|first2=Anita|date=11 December 2016|publisher=Juggernaut|isbn=9789386228086|location=New Delhi|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Arundhati Roy]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Things That Can and Cannot Be Said|last1=Roy|first1=Arundhati|last2=Cusack|first2=John|date=5 August 2016|publisher=Juggernaut|isbn=9788193284100|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Aditya Tiwari]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tiwari |first=Aditya |title=Over the Rainbow: India's Queer Heroes |publisher=Juggernaut |year=2023 |isbn=9789353451752}}</ref>
*[[Nandini Sundar]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Burning Forest: India's War in Bastar|last=Sundar|first=Nandini|date=17 October 2016|publisher=Juggernaut|isbn=9789386228000|location=New Delhi|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Perumal Murugan]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Goat Thief|last=results|first=search|date=30 October 2017|publisher=Juggernaut|isbn=9789386228499|location=S.l.|language=en|translator-last=Raman|translator-first=N. Kalyan}}</ref>
*[[Shyam Saran]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=How India Sees The World: From Kautilya to Modi: Kautilya to the 21st Century|last=Saran|first=Shyam|date=15 August 2017|publisher=Juggernaut|isbn=9789386228406|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Manu S. Pillai]]
*[[Rajdeep Sardesai]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Democracy's XI: The Great Indian Cricket Story|last=Sardesai|first=Rajdeep|date=15 October 2017|publisher=Juggernaut|isbn=9789386228482|location=S.l.|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Sourav Ganguly]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=A Century is not Enough: My Roller-coaster Ride to Success|last=Ganguly|first=Sourav|date=24 February 2018|publisher=Juggernaut|isbn=9789386228567|location=S.l.|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Twinkle Khanna]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad|last=Khanna|first=Twinkle|date=8 November 2016|publisher=Juggernaut|isbn=9789386228055|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Sunny Leone]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Sweet Dreams|last=Leone|first=Sunny|date=6 June 2016|publisher=Juggernaut|isbn=9788193237229|language=en}}</ref>
*Yasser Usman<ref>{{Cite book|title=Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood's Bad Boy|last=Usman|first=Yasser|date=31 March 2018|publisher=Juggernaut|isbn=9789386228581|location=S.l.|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Rajat Gupta]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gupta |first1=Rajat |title=Mind Without Fear |publisher=Juggernaut Books}}</ref>
*Abdullah Khan [https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/abdullah-khan-author-of-patna-blues-on-his-long-struggle-to-become-a-writer/article28099627.ece Abdullah Khan, author of ‘Patna Blues’, on his long struggle to become a writer]
*[[Tony Joseph]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Joseph|first=Tony|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/theres-no-confusion-the-new-reports-clearly-confirm-arya-migration-into-india/article29409611.ece|title=New reports clearly confirm 'Arya' migration into India}}</ref>
* [[Anirban Mahapatra]]
Juggernaut books has stopped functioning since 2020.

==External links==
* [https://www.ted.com/talks/chiki_sarkar_how_india_s_smartphone_revolution_is_creating_a_new_generation_of_readers_and_writers TED-Talk: Chiki Sarkar: How India's smartphone revolution is creating a new generation of readers and writers]

==References==
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