In the Times of India Atul Sethi brings the terrible news that Literary agents gaining ground in India, as apparently:
For many debutante authors, getting an agent is now becoming almost de rigueur.But:
"The evolution curve for Indian literary agents is much steeper because agenting in the country picked up late," says Kamat. "But the opportunity is huge for those who mould themselves to the 'new world order' and redefine what they can do for authors that technology can't."Oddly -- or perhaps not so ? -- Indian publishing has been enjoying incredible growth, even -- or especially ? -- without these meddling middlemen. One wonders whether their sticking their sticky fingers in the business won't just gum up the works .....