[The Core Team]

We have over 30 years of collective experience working in different aspects of media – from book publishing Penguin Random House India, Simon and Schuster Canada, Writers’ Side Literary Agency, Zubaan Books, National Book Trust; to media houses like SheThePeople.TV, Times of India and Bloomberg Quint.

Tara Khandelwal

PUBLISHER

Tara has been one of the leading book editors in India for the last 12 years. She has worked with multinational publishers like Penguin, Bloomsbury, HarperCollins and with prominent authors like Ashdin Doctor and V. P. Singhania on bestselling and impactful books. She specializes in research-driven non-fiction, business books and biographies.

Tara is the founder of Bound, one of India’s leading storytelling companies, where she helps companies and individuals create longform content and build creative teams. Her podcast, Books and Beyond With Bound, is in the top 1.5 % of all global podcasts. She previously worked at Writers’ Side and She The People and is an alumna of Columbia University, the Columbia Publishing Course, and Imperial College.

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Aishwarya Javalgekar

VP – Operations and Creative

Aishwarya heads strategy and builds the books, intellectual property productions (IPs) and offerings at Moments. As a researcher, writer, book editor and podcast producer, she has directed creative projects across domains such as arts and culture, lifestyle, branding, business, and mental health.

She has presented papers at conferences in India, US and Canada. Her articles have been cited in numerous books and papers and have been included in university syllabi. She has interned at Zubaan Books, Feminism in India, and Simon and Schuster Canada and is an alumna of FLAME University and the Humber Publishing Course. Currently, she decodes India’s publishing industry with her podcast and newsletter, ‘The Book People’.

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Michelle D’Costa

Executive Editor

Michelle drives all our editorial content: including acquisitions, writing, editing and upholding the quality of every book written and published by Moments. With over 12 years of experience in magazine and book editing, she specializes in family and food histories, memoirs and women-centric stories. She brings a multicultural lens to her storytelling, having been born and raised outside India.

She has been published in over 70 journals and has been recognised by awards like the TOTO Award for Creative Writing (Longlisted, 2021). She is an alumna of Christ University (MBA), The Seagull School of Publishing and The Kolam Writers’ Workshop. She is currently gearing up for the launch of her novel with Westland Books.

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We work with the best

We work with the finest talent in India to produce well-written and designed books that will stand the test of time. We have a large team of journalists, writers, publishing consultants, editors, marketers, and art directors to ensure your book gets the quality treatment it deserves.

We work with leading Indian and international publishers

As a boutique publisher, we take great care of every book we work on and uphold a high standard of quality. This is why we only work with the best writers, editors, designers and partners.