Bookstrapping: Marginlands – Indian Landscapes on the Brink by Arati Kumar-Rao

The book captures the tumultuous lives – both human and non-human – of those who inhabit the margins of the subcontinent. And the author includes unusual suspects like Bombay too!, states Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta. (Image source: Amazon)

Because Marginlands is not about geography alone; it is about the people, the microhabitats and any aspect of a place that we don’t pay attention to. Something that is on the margins of our attention; a place and people that are endangered and on the brink; even though we don’t see it clearly, writes Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta.

Storyboard18 Global News Break Confirmed: Publicis Media gets Spotify’s global media account

The streamer said in this beta launch, it will continue to innovate and iterate based on feedback from both users and artists. (Representative Image: Alexander Shatov via Unsplash)

Spotify awards its media account to Publicis Media after a global pitch. Following the global realignment, Publicis Media gets the streamer’s business in India. Storyboard18 broke the global exclusive story on February 1.

Jaya Kishori has almost 11 million followers on Instagram; who is she?

Kishori has almost 11 million followers on Instagram, where she posts largely motivational content and snippets. (Image sourced via Instagram)

Jaya Kishori got the National Creators Award in the ‘Best Creator Award for Social Change’ category at the first-ever creators award backed by the government. She received the award from PM Narendra Modi.

Meet Janhvi Singh, the creator who got a national award from PM Modi

Singh has over 566 thousand followers on her main Instagram account - janhvsingh, dedicated to spirituality and culture, shastras, sanskriti and sarees. (Image sourced via Instagram)

Janhvi Singh got the National Creators Award in the Heritage Fashion Icon category at the first-ever creators award backed by the government. She received the award from PM Narendra Modi.

National Creators Award Winners: Aman Gupta, Ranveer Allahbadia, AiyyoShraddha and more, awarded by PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the first-ever National Creators Award on March 8 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. He also had a brief interaction with the winners. (From left to right: Aman Gupta, Shraddha and Ranveer Allahbadia. (Image source: News18))

Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged the impact of content and creators, saying “You are the MVPs of the internet.” Over 200 creators were nominated for the National Creators Awards in categories that ranged from the ‘Disruptor of the Year’ to ‘International Creator Award’.

Meet Ranveer Allahbadia aka BeerBiceps who has over 14 million subscribers on YouTube

He is also the co-founder of one of India’s leading influencer management agencies - Monk Entertainment. He’s also the co-founder of Level Supermind, a meditation and wellness app that he is co-building alongside Schbang’s Harshil Karia. (Image sourced via Instagram)

Ranveer Allahbadia, also known as BeerBiceps, got the National Creators Award in the disruptor category at the first-ever NCA that’s backed by the government. He received the award from PM Narendra Modi.