Who we are

Xako Publication, is a publishing house that dedicatedly focuses on the literature of Northeast India, comprising of eight states­—Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya and Sikkim—which is known for its rich linguistic and cultural diversity.

Northeast India has more than 200 languages belonging to three unique language families, namely Indo-Aryan (of greater Indo-Europen family), Tibeto-Burman (of greater Sino-Tibetan family) and Austroasiatic language family. So, this region is a hotspot of literary diversity, both in terms of oral and written literature. However, unfortunately, this diversity is not always accessible to the people of outside Northeast, due to lack of ample amount of translated literature. Xako has been set up to bridge this existing gap and to make literature from Northeast accessible to other vernacular as well as global readers through translation.

 

Vision

Bridging cultures through literature

 

Objectives

  • Making Northeastern literature accessible to rest of the world, through translation
  • Making global as well as other vernacular literature accessible to the readers of Northeast, through translation
  • Converting potentialities into realities by providing opportunities to passionate literary-enthusiasts
  • Capacitate creative, literary minds through workshops & residencies
  • Creating a community of translators, writers, readers, designers & illustrators across Northeast.

 

 

Contact us

e-mail: dhiraj.medhi@xakopublication.com

+91 7819810380