Poulomi Chatterjee Takes on Expanded Leadership Role at HarperCollins India

HarperCollins India has announced an expanded leadership role for Executive Publisher Poulomi Chatterjee, who will now oversee its adult publishing imprints, including Fourth Estate, Perennial, Harper Business and Harper Hindi.
on Jul 02, 2026

There is significant news regarding the leadership change at HarperCollins India, where Poulomi Chatterjee, Executive Publisher, is moving to an enhanced position in the publishing company. The move brings about a new phase for the company, whereby they continue growing their adult publishing portfolio, as well as strengthening their editorial and commercial footprint in India's developing book market.

In her new position, Chatterjee will be responsible for the management of HarperCollins India's adult publishing imprints. These imprints include Fourth Estate, Perennial, HarperCollins, Harper Business, Harper Fiction, Harper Non-Fiction, Harper Faith, Harper Learning and Harper Hindi. This collection covers various types of publications such as literary and commercial fiction, business, non-fiction, faith based publishing, educational books and Hindi language books.

Chatterjee has been an influential force behind the shaping of the HarperCollins India publishing agenda. The company referred to her as a staunch supporter of writers whose works have gone into making a list distinguished in terms of scope, aspiration and editorial excellence. Her efforts have led to the emergence of good books and writers across genres, enabling HarperCollins to hold a strong position in India’s vibrant publishing landscape.

This extended mandate is likely to ensure greater coherence in strategy among the imprints within HarperCollins India’s adult publishing house. Through collaborative effort with the editorial and publishing divisions of the company, she will concentrate on building unique lists, discovering new voices and promoting books that can speak to different communities of readers.

Given that there is increasing attention to regional language literature, commercial non-fiction and modern fiction in the Indian publishing industry, the handing over of leadership is happening at a very important juncture. According to HarperCollins India, Chatterjee will work towards nurturing great writers and producing great books for the audience, showing its dedication towards building an impactful list of books in India.