Leadstart Publishing is a book publishing company that houses writers from across the globe and products in all leading books categories. Beyond conventional publishing, we also have a literary agency, helping writers garner value for their creative work. Leadstart Publishing also is a preferred content vendor to several production houses which use the content created by book authors of Leadstart for filming.

Leadstart Publishing is one of the most active book publishers in India right now. Every month we approve and publish about 30 books. We have the shortest approval time for manuscripts and a strong editorial team. In addition, we have about 1500 outlets in India, to distribute published books. We have a strong presence in the global publishing industry as well.

Here is a brief introduction to our long association with book publishing in India. Our flagship imprint, Frog Books, has been termed, by several national and international journals, as the fastest-growing book brand in India today. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, Leadstart's activities include publishing books in English, touching rich and varied subjects between genres like fiction and religion.

Founded in 1994, Frog Books, which is now part of Leadstart, began publishing one book a month; it became two in the next year; and now six titles a month, to boot. Today, it has over 140 books to its credit.

We cover a whole range of genres: self-help, cookery, reference, quizzing, biography, travel, business, politics, history, health and fitness, religion, philosophy, sports.

Sunil K Poolani

Has had a wide and varied career graph, starting with journalism (as a Senior Editor in the Express Group, The Sunday Observer, The Free Press Journal and Blitz); is a regular contributor to mainstream publications like Hindustan Times, DNA, The Asian Age, Deccan Herald, Deccan Chronicle, Sahara Time and Oman Tribune. Founded Frog Books, which later was incorporated into Leadstart Publishing and is now its Executive Director and Publisher.

Mishta Roy

Is a graphic designer, BFA, First Class First, Delhi College of Arts and MFA from Central Saint Martin’s, University of London. She has worked with various organisations since 2000, notably with Tehelka, Saatchi and Saatchi, Explocity and Rave Magazine. She currently resides in Bangalore from where she freelances for ArtIndia Magazine, India Foundation for the Arts and Breakthrough among others. She has been working with Frog Books since 2006.

Derek Bose

Is a senior journalist, author, magazine editor, film jurist and columnist. Over the past 25 years, his writings have appeared in leading news journals in India and abroad. He has authored seven best-selling books on cinema. In 2007, he was awarded the Rashtriya Ratna as the best Indian film journalist of the year. He has been a Consulting Editor with Frog Books since its inception.

Abhirami Sriram

Has at least 10 years’ experience in publishing, working with prestigious publishers that include Oxford University Press, Pearson Education, Rupa & Co, Sage Publications, EastWest Books and Katha Books. She has been working with Leadstart since 2008, editing mostly non-fiction

Sadhvi Sharma

Is a sociology graduate with a Masters in International Development from the University of Warwick, UK. She has worked in the non-profit sector and more recently in the print media, in India (as an Editor, Hindustan Times) and in the UK (Spiked). She has long been associated with the NGO WORLDwrite and has filmed documentaries in Ghana. She has been a Books Editor with Frog Books since 2005

Shubham Gupta

Is a writer, essayist, researcher, painter and a cartoonist, all rolled into one. His varied interests have seen him work as correspondent to various newspapers and put him on several editorial boards, until he found solace in settling down to become a storyteller. Apart from being a Consultant Editor since 2005, he handles Leadstart’s business operations in Bangalore.

Ramkrishna Salvi

A designer who has worked with several national and international newspapers and magazines, he has had a wide experience of about 30 years in print design and publishing. Has been designing books for Frog Books since its inception.

Abha Iyengar

Is an internationally published writer and poet. She is a Kota Press Poetry Anthology contest winner and is a member of Riyaz Writer’s Group at the British Council, New Delhi. She has recently produced a poem-film that is being screened at international film festivals. She is the Fiction Editor with Frog Books since 2006.

Harjeet Singh

Has been an entrepreneur before joining Leadstart. With a decade's experience, he now oversees the sales and distribution of Leadstart Publishing. The team he maintains has spread the distribution of the company across the country. He has been working with Leadstart Publishing since 2007.

Ahmed Koya

Comes with a rich managerial experience; the longest stint being with the Press Club, Bombay, as Manager for three decades

Leadstart has an excellent book distribution network in India. Apart from directly dealing with individual bookstores and big groups like Oxford Bookstore and Landmark, has tie-ups with big and small distributors from all nook and cranny of the country. Globally, with an office in the US, Leadstart Publishing retails its products through select partners; ditto in West Asia and several other select nations in Europe. Apart from that, the company’s titles are available from the world’s leading e-bookstores like Amazon, e-Bay and Google Print and can also be sourced from the company’s own e-commerce counters. As the India's fastest growing book publishers, we are ever expanding our network.