Meru exists for one reason: affordable, top-tier production, so that no good book is left behind.
Sankrant Sanu spent years at Microsoft as an engineer. About a decade ago he walked away from tech to build a publishing company — Garuda Prakashan, a prestige boutique imprint with real editors, world-class typesetting, and a name booksellers and readers have learned to trust.
"We turn down most of what comes to us — not because the books are bad, but because the math of carrying a title on a respected imprint is brutal. Meru exists for a different reason: affordable, top-tier production, so that no good book is left behind."
An IIT graduate and former Microsoft engineer, Sankrant is also a published author himself. That combination is the whole idea behind Meru: the standards of a real publisher, delivered with the speed of software. A publisher that knows what a good book takes — built by someone who can build the technology to make it fast and affordable.
A boutique imprint can only take on so many titles a year — so wonderful books get turned away for reasons that have nothing to do with their quality. Meru is the home for exactly those books: the same editorial care and craft, made affordable, so a good book reaches readers instead of waiting on a list with no room.
The prestige imprint. Real editors, world-class typesetting, a curated list. We buy rights, carry costs, and say no to most of what crosses our desk — hundreds of submissions a year.
The affordable production arm. The same editorial standard and typesetting craft, delivered fast and for a fraction of the price — so a good book reaches readers without waiting on the gate.
the publisher behind Meru has shaped books that entered the national conversation.
The filmmaker brought a strong manuscript and a forgettable title. We lifted two words from the text and put them on the cover. Today "Urban Naxal" is a household phrase in India — you'll hear it from the Prime Minister on down.
An IIT Kanpur physicist's history of Hindu mathematics. We rebuilt the book around one spine and went back for fresh research — two years of work to make original scholarship sing.
When Meru accepts your book, it's accepted by a real publisher — and proofread and typeset to the standard of a prestige imprint, not a print-on-demand template. That's the difference between a book and a manuscript with a cover.
And we're honest about what we are: we sell a service. You should know that up front — disclosure is how we earn the right to be trusted. What you get for it is simple: a good book, made well, on shelves fast.
Your manuscript is safe with us. Meru is an imprint of Garuda Prakashan, where hundreds of authors have trusted us with their work. You keep all rights; your manuscript is private and never shared.