new delhi aug 31 in a firstofitskind initiative in the hindi publishing arena dainik jagran and nielsen have joined hands to come out with a bestseller list the first dainik jagran nielsen bookscan list includes those books whose first version was published on and after january 1 2011 the hindi bestsellers list for q1 apriljune 2017 was released recently the list not only includes popular hindi writers and books but some popular english authors too who have won over hindi readers as seen in the translation category hind yugm publishers dominated the fiction list with seven of their books in that category dilli darbar and banaras talkies by satya vyas musafir caf and masala chai by divya prakash dubey namak swadanusar and zindagi aais pais by nikhil sachan and prem kabootar by manav kaul three of these titles are copublished with westland which had partnered with hind yugm last september last year to publish and distribute original hindi titles other books in this category are ishq mein shahar hona by ravish kumar rajkamal prakashan teen roz ishq gum hoti kahaniyan by puja upadhyay penguin and colaba conspiracy by surender mohan pathak harpercollins the list has been prepared after data collection and analysis from stores across 39 hindispeaking cities of the country this data has been merged with the nielsen bookscan panel which collects data from more than 40 retailer groups that includes major book and merchandise retail chains and online stores westland also had most books in the translations category with amish tripathis mehula ka mritunjay immortals of meluha vayuputron ki shapath the oath of the vayuputras ikshvaku ke vanshaj scion of ikshvaku and nagaon ka rahasya the secret of the nagas in the list according to gautam padmanabhan ceo westland introducing the hindi bestseller list is a great initiative by dainik jagran weve been translating amishs books for over seven years now in fact weve been very successful with all our translations which gave us the confidence to partner with hind yugm to bring out original content in hindi 2017 is proving to be a year of languages particularly hindi and its fantastic to have our titles in the bestselling rankings shailesh bharatwasi foundereditor of hind yugm says dainik jagran hindi best seller will be able to accurately assess the popularity of hindi books and provide a platform for people to know about new books that are coming in hindi are also becoming popular this will provide a much needed boost to nai wali hindi new age hindi through the bestseller list jagran hopes to bring back the glory of hindi literature in the country commenting on dainik jagran hindi bestseller apriljune 2017 basant rathore senior vicepresident jagran prakashan group said while the bestseller study is the cornerstone of this project our real intent is to create a vibrant platform where authors books and literary works are discussed and become part of the mainstream conversation which is so essential for the publishing industry to thrive and this