Publications Division (India)
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Founded | 1941 |
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Headquarters location | Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi |
Owner(s) | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Govt. of India |
Official website | http://publicationsdivision.nic.in/ |
Publications Division (India) is a publishing house in India, with its headquarters at Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. It functions as a division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India). It publishes books in Hindi, English and other regional languages.
Established in 1941, Publications Division publishes books on a range of subjects including arts, culture, national heritage, biographies of national leaders in various fields, science, flora and fauna and children's literature. The house has published a 100-volume set of the collected works of Mahatma Gandhi as well as individual volumes of his work.[1]
The Publications Division also publishes journals including Yojana, on development; Kurukshetra, on rural development; Ajkal, a literary magazine; Bal Bharati, for children; and Employment News, which lists government job openings.[1] It also participates in exhibitions and book fairs.
The materials are sold through agents, online, and via its own outlets: eight sales emporiums in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Navi Mumbai, Patna, and Thiruvananthapuram.[2]
Notable publications[]
- Builders of Modern India: Hakim Ajmal Khan by Zafar Ahmad Nizami[3]
- Builders of Modern India: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, Urdu translation by [4]
References[]
- ^ a b "About Us". Publications Division. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Distribution Network". Publications Division. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Zafar Ahmad Nizami. Builders of Modern India: Hakim Ajmal Khan. OpenLibrary.org (1988 ed.). Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India). Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "BMI - Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya (Urdu)". www.publicationsdivision.nic.in. Publications Division. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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