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'''Leadstart''' (One Point Six Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) is a [[Traditional publishing|Traditional]], media-tech publishing house, distributor and rights agency platform based in [[Mumbai]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome To IANS - India's Largest Independent News Service|url=https://ians.in/index.php?param=prnewswiredetail/PRN-1037952|access-date=2021-08-14|website=ians.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tonic for the masses|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2021/jul/21/tonic-for-the-masses-2333025.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-16|title=Agri-tech startup Agro2o raises funding from Mumbai Angels Network|url=https://www.vccircle.com/agri-tech-startup-agro2o-raises-funding-from-mumbai-angels-network|access-date=2021-09-07|website=VCCircle|language=en-US}}</ref>

== History ==

Leadstart has published books by authors like [[Anand Neelakantan]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-07-31|title=Duryodhana is the hero in Neelakantan’s latest novel Rise of Kali|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/duryodhana-is-the-hero-in-neelakantan-s-latest-novel-rise-of-kali/story-2K7rHBAryKwN5OMwQ9nvJO.html|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> [[Sapan Saxena]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=The New Indian Express Group The New Indian Express-Bhubaneswar epaper dated Sun, 8 Mar 15|url=https://epaper.newindianexpress.com/453874/The-New-Indian-Express-Bhubaneswar/08032015#page/2/2|access-date=2021-08-14|website=epaper.newindianexpress.com}}</ref> [[Rashmi Narzary]],<ref name="mint"/> and [[Sabarna Roy]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Prabbhan|first=Pooja|date=2021-02-05|title=A fantasy tonic|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/050221/a-fantasy-tonic.html|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sabarna Roy’s 7th Literary Venture "Fractured Mosaic" Released|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sabarna-roys-7th-literary-venture-fractured-mosaic-released/2031946|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Outlook India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-19|title=Sabarna Roy: A maestro in the post modern Indian English writing|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-sabarna-roy-a-maestro-in-the-post-modern-indian-english-writing-2891000|access-date=2021-09-07|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> amongst others.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-16|title=With release of Sabarna Roy's 'Fractured Mosaic', intellectual storm begins|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-with-release-of-sabarna-roy-s-fractured-mosaic-intellectual-storm-begins-2875694|access-date=2021-08-14|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-13|title=Sabarna Roy’s seventh literary work 'Fractured Mosaic' unveiled|url=https://www.orissapost.com/sabarna-roys-seventh-literary-work-fractured-mosaic-unveiled/|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhave|first=Shreyas|date=2019-09-06|title=What happened to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?|url=https://www.asianage.com/books/060919/what-happened-to-netaji-subhas-chandra-bose.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=The Asian Age}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Barman|first=Rini|title=Sky’s the limit|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/read/skys-the-limit/article21687403.ece|access-date=2021-09-07|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref> Over the years, the publisher has released several books that have gone to become national and international bestsellers- like [[Asura]], [[Ajaya: Roll of the Dice]], [[Ajaya: Rise of Kali]], [[The Iron Tooth]], Etcetera.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Healing touch|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2021/mar/27/healing-touch-2282047.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-16|title=Book Review – Through The Looking Glass: An Outsider-Insider’s Perspective on The Making of India by Akhilesh Tilotia|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/book-review-through-the-looking-glass-an-outsider-insiders-perspective-on-the-making-of-india-by-akhilesh-tilotia/2252503/|access-date=2021-09-07|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ashoka Trilogy Famed Shreyas Bhave On What Inspired Him To Write Historical Fiction|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/art/author-shreyas-bhave-nemesis-of-kalinga-book-penguin-publishing-leadstart-publishing-exclusive-interview-42252|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Mumbai Live|language=en}}</ref> The publishing house has collaborated with authors who have won titles and awards like [[Padma Bhushan]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leadstart Publishing and Landmark Bookstore Host the Launch of Jayanta Ray|url=https://www.businesswireindia.com/leadstart-publishing-and-landmark-bookstore-host-the-launch-of-jayanta-rays-latest-book-withered-leaves-released-by-the-hands-of-prof-dr-y-v-reddyd-27763.html|access-date=2021-08-14|website=www.businesswireindia.com|language=en}}</ref> [[Sahitya Akademi]],<ref name="mint">{{Cite web|last=Nath|first=Arundhati|date=2017-05-05|title=Rashmi Narzary: The carefree world of a Bodo boy|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Q7HhYMPrGJ0Hk8YeVWjFMJ/Rashmi-Narzary-The-carefree-world-of-a-Bodo-boy.html|access-date=2021-08-14|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> [[Man Asian Literary Prize]]<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-05-29|title=SucSEED Venture Partners Invests in Leadstart Publishing, a Media-tech, Publishing and Distributing Platform|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sucseed-venture-partners-invests-in-leadstart-publishing-a-media-tech-publishing-and-distributing-platform-119052900816_1.html|access-date=2021-08-14}}</ref> and [[Crossword Book Award]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=2013-11-13|title=Anand’s ‘Asura’ in the race for Crossword prize|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/anands-asura-in-the-race-for-crossword-prize/article5346016.ece|access-date=2021-08-14|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> amongst other.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-06|title=Top 7 Authors Who Are Creating Ripples in The Literary World with Their Writing|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brand-post/top-7-authors-who-are-creating-ripples-in-the-literary-world-with-their-writing-101628258397689.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-23|title=Top Five Authors Who Could Soon Be Role Models For Budding Writers|url=https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/infotainment/article/top-five-authors-who-could-soon-be-role-models-for-budding-writers-23184376|access-date=2021-09-07|website=www.mid-day.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Publications ==


* ''[[A Maverick Heart]]'' (2013)

== References ==
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Ajay Kumar at 15:14, 7 September 2023