It was co-founded by the Padmanabhan family in 1962, starting out under the name East West Books.
[1] Tata owned it from 2008 as a subsidiary under Trent (Westside).
[2][3] Imprints include Context, Eka, Red Panda, Tranquebar, and others.
[4][5][6] In February 2022, Amazon announced that it will be shutting down Westland Books, after having carried out a "thorough review".
[7][8][9] In April 2022, it was announced that the Westland team was going into partnership with Indian online digital platform Pratilipi to continue publishing books.