Milee Ashwarya

Milee Ashwarya is the Publisher of the Adult Publishing Group at Penguin Random House India. Over her career, she has published numerous acclaimed and bestselling books across genres. An award-winning publisher, she is committed to championing diverse voices and discovering debut talent. Milee has published three Booker Prize–winning books in three consecutive years: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka; The Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell; and Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi. She has been instrumental in building Penguin Random House India’s inclusive publishing program. Her authors include Orhan Pamuk, Salman Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Sudha Murty, among others.